Bulgaria

Basic facts about Bulgaria

Country name: Bulgaria
Capital: Sofia
Country code: 214
Continent: Europe
Currency name: Bulgarian lev
Independence: 1878-03-03 00:00:00
Independent from: 3 March 1878 as an autonomous principality within the Ottoman Empire; 22 September 1908 complete independence from the Ottoman Empire
Total area (km2): 110,879
Land area (km2): 108,489
Water area (km2): 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)
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Drive on: right
Calling code: 359
Domain: .bg