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Situated in the heart of the Balkan Peninsula in south-eastern Europe, Bulgaria is a crossroad of the major tourist routes from Western Europe to Istanbul and the Middle East on one hand, and from Northern Europe to the Eastern Mediterranean on the other.  To the North, via the Danube River, Bulgaria borders on Romania, to the West on Serbia and Montenegro and on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. To the South its neighbours are Greece and Turkey. To the East Bulgaria touches the Black Sea. The Black Sea borderline is 378 km (240 miles) long. The Balkan Mountains cross the country reaching to the edge of the Black Sea and its golden beaches. The land is heavily cultivated, covered with forests and crossed by rivers. Although Bulgaria lies in the very southeast corner of Europe the climate is never extreme in summer, even on the red-earthed plains of Southern Thrace. The Black Sea resorts have some of the largest beaches in Europe and offer sunbathing from May until October, while in winter heavy falls of snow are virtually guaranteed in the mountain skiing resorts. News from Bulgaria with:  and  GENERAL DATA Territory: 110,993,6 km2 Population: 7,973,671 Capital: Sofia Official language: Bulgarian Religion: Orthodox Political system: Parliamentary Republic Major political parties: Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), National Movement of Simeon II (NMSII), United Democratic Forces (UtDF), Movement for Rights and Freedoms Head of State: Georgi Purvanov Prime Minister: Sergey Stanishev Administrative regions: Sofia city, Sofia district, Bourgas, Varna, Plovdiv, Rousse, Haskovo, Lovetch, Montana, Sliven, Yambol, Dobrich, Silistra, Shumen, Gabrovo, Pleven, Vidin, Vratza, Veliko Turnovo, Pazardjik, Smolyan, Razgrad, Targovishte, Blagoevgrad, Pernik, Kardjali, Stara Zagora. Official holidays: January 1st New Years Holiday; March 3rd National Holiday; Easter, and the first Monday after Easter; May 1st Labour Day; May 6th Gergyovden (Saint George's Day), and the Day of the Bulgarian Army Day; May 24th Cyril and Methodius Day; September 6th Unification Day; September 22d Independence Day; November 1st - National Day of the Bulgarian Revival Leaders; December 24th ,25th, and 26th Christmas Days; National currency: Bulgarian Lev (BGN) Measures and scales: the metric system Electricity: 220 V., 50 Hz. Time zone: GMT +2 |
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