Bulgaria
Currency code:
Currency name:
Bulgarian lev
Country name:
Bulgaria
Capital:
Sofia
Country code:
Continent:
Independence:
March 3, 1878
Independent from:
3 March 1878 as an autonomous principality within the Ottoman Empire; 22 September 1908 complete independence from the Ottoman Empire
Total area:
110,879
Land area:
108,489
Water area:
2,390
Population:
6,981,642
Population note:
6,981,642 (July 2013 est.)
Official language:
Bulgarian
All languages:
Bulgarian (official) 76.8%, Turkish 8.2%, Roma 3.8%, other 0.7%, other (unknown) 10.5% (2011 census)
Time zone:
EET (UTC+2) - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Drive on:
Right
Calling code:
359
Domain:
.bg