General Information about the Republic of Bulgaria
Author: ECET
BULGARIA
Situated in the heart of the Balkan Peninsula, Bulgaria boasts an old and rich history. Thracians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Slavs and Bulgarians inhabited this land in their time, leaving behind monuments and enriching the world's treasure-house of culture.
Population Bulgaria occupies 111 000 square km and has a population of about 8 million. Bulgaria's capital is the city of Sofia. Bulgaria is divided into two parts by the Balkan mountain, and also...
More about Bulgaria: History, Languages, Government type, Administrative divisions, Official Holidays, Time zone, Economy - overview
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History: 681 - Foundation of the Bulgarian State 681-1018 - First Bulgarian Kingdom 1186-1396 - Second Bulgarian Kingdom 1396-1878 - Ottoman rule and resistance movement of the Bulgarians 18 c.-1878 - Revival. Restoration of the Bulgarian State 1878-1946 - Third Bulgarian Kingdom after 1946 - Republic of Bulgaria
Languages: Bulgarian, secondary languages closely correspond to ethnic breakdown. Bulgarians write Cyrillic, the successor of the ancient slavonic-bulgarian...
From the fashionable tourist resorts at the Black Sea coast to the breathtaking Alps scenery of the Rila and Pirin mountains, Bulgaria has every asset for developing international tourism.
The rich historical, cultural and architectural heritage of Bulgaria tempt thousands of tourists from all over the world to visit our country every year.
We now kindly invite you to take a virtual tour of beautiful Bulgaria!
