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Republic of Bulgaria
Република България
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Motto: Съединението прави силата Unity makes strength |
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Anthem: Mila Rodino "Dear Motherland" |
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Location of Bulgaria (dark green)
– in Europe (green & dark grey) |
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Capital (and largest city) |
Sofia (София) 42°41′N 23°19′E |
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Official language(s) | Bulgarian | |||||
Ethnic groups (2011) | 85.8% Bulgarians 7.8% Turks 4.9% Roma 1.5% others |
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Demonym | Bulgarian | |||||
Government | Parliamentary democracy | |||||
- | President | Rosen Plevneliev | ||||
- | Prime Minister | Boyko Borisov | ||||
Formation | ||||||
- | First Bulgarian Empire | 681 | ||||
- | Liberation from Ottoman rule | 3 March 1878 | ||||
- | Declaration of Independence | 22 September 1908 | ||||
Area | ||||||
- | Total | 110,994 km2 (105th) 42,823 sq mi |
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- | Water (%) | 0.3 | ||||
Population | ||||||
- | 2011 census | 7,364,570 [1] (98th) | ||||
- | Density | 66.2/km2 (139th) 171/sq mi |
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GDP (PPP) | 2011[2] estimate | |||||
- | Total | $101.627 billion (68th) | ||||
- | Per capita | $13,563 (67th) | ||||
GDP (nominal) | 2011[2] estimate | |||||
- | Total | $54.271 billion (74th) | ||||
- | Per capita | $7,243 (77th) | ||||
Gini (2007) | 45.3[3] (high) | |||||
HDI (2011) | 0.771[4] (high) (55th) | |||||
Currency | Lev (BGN ) |
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Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |||||
- | Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||||
Drives on the | right | |||||
ISO 3166 code | BG | |||||
Internet TLD | .bg | |||||
Calling code | 359 |