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 |