General Information
Republic of Bulgaria
Location: South-East Europe
Capital: Sofia
Area: 110,993.6 km²
Population (2007 estimate): 7,679,290 million
Bulgaria’s largest cities are*:
Borders:
To the north - Romania.
To the south – Greece, Turkey.
To the west - Serbia and Montenegro, Macedonia.
To the east - the Black Sea.
Capital City: Sofia
Official language: Bulgarian;
Alphabet: Cyrillic;
Religion: East Orthodox Christians (85 %),
Muslims (13%), Catholics (1%);
Currency: Lev
Exchange Rate 1 BGN = 0.51129 EUR ( 1 EUR = 1.95583)
BGN is pegged to the Euro at the above rates.
Time zone: GMT+2; Summer (DST); EET (UTC+2); EEST (UTC+3)
Calling code: +359
Average temperatures: Winter – (2) - 5 degrees Celsius; summer -25 - 28 degrees Celsius
Government: Parliamentary Democracy
President: Georgi Parvanov
Premier: Boyko Borissov
Location: South-East Europe
Capital: Sofia
Area: 110,993.6 km²
Population (2007 estimate): 7,679,290 million
Bulgaria’s largest cities are*:
- Sofia (1,380,406 inhabitants)
- Plovdiv (379,918)
- Varna (320,522)
- Burgas (259,985)
- Russe (176,118)
- Stara Zagora (163,193)
- Pleven (121,700)
- Dobrich (115,861)
- Sliven (106,434)
- Shumen (103,016)
Borders:
To the north - Romania.
To the south – Greece, Turkey.
To the west - Serbia and Montenegro, Macedonia.
To the east - the Black Sea.
Capital City: Sofia
Official language: Bulgarian;
Alphabet: Cyrillic;
Religion: East Orthodox Christians (85 %),
Muslims (13%), Catholics (1%);
Currency: Lev
Exchange Rate 1 BGN = 0.51129 EUR ( 1 EUR = 1.95583)
BGN is pegged to the Euro at the above rates.
Time zone: GMT+2; Summer (DST); EET (UTC+2); EEST (UTC+3)
Calling code: +359
Average temperatures: Winter – (2) - 5 degrees Celsius; summer -25 - 28 degrees Celsius
Government: Parliamentary Democracy
President: Georgi Parvanov
Premier: Boyko Borissov
| GDP (PPP) | 2007 estimate |
| Total | $87.156 billion (63rd) |
| Per Capita | $10,843 (65th) |
| GDP (Nominal) | 2007 estimate |
| Total | $26.719 billion (75th) |
| Per Capita | $4,800 (80th) |
