| 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) |
| Date format: |
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| Drive on: |
right |
| Calling code: |
359 |
| Domain: |
.bg |
