An enlargeable relief map of the Republic of Bulgaria The following

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is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Bulgaria:

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...

– a country located in Southeastern Europe, is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south and the Black Sea to the east.

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Bulgaria * Pronunciation: * Common English country name: Bulgaria * Constitutional name:

Republic of Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...

* Common endonym(s): България (Bulgariya) * Official endonym(s): Република България (Republika Bulgariya) * Adjectival(s): Bulgarian * Demonym(s): Bulgarian *

Etymology Etymology ()The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p. 633 "Etymology /ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ the study of the class in words and the way their meanings have changed throughout time". is the study of the history of the Phonological chan ...

: Name of Bulgaria * International rankings of Bulgaria *

ISO country codes ISO 3166-1 (''Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions – Part 1: Country codes'') is a standard defining codes for the names of countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest. It ...

: BG, BGR, 100 *

ISO region codes ISO 3166-2 is part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and defines codes for identifying the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1. The ...

: See ISO 3166-2:BG *

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.bg .bg is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) in the Domain Name System of the Internet for Bulgaria. It is currently operated by Register.BG. .bg domains can be registered by European Union citizens, companies or foreign companies that have ...

Geography of Bulgaria

An enlargeable topographic map of Bulgaria Geography of Bulgaria * Bulgaria is: a

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Balkans The Balkans ( ), also known as the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the who ...

(also known as "Southeastern Europe") **

Time zone A time zone is an area which observes a uniform standard time for legal, commercial and social purposes. Time zones tend to follow the boundaries between countries and their subdivisions instead of strictly following longitude, because it ...

Eastern European Time Eastern European Time (EET) is one of the names of UTC+02:00 time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. The zone uses daylight saving time, so that it uses UTC+03:00 during the summer. A number of African countries use UTC ...

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) ** Extreme points of Bulgaria *** High:

Musala Musala ( bg, Мусала ); from Arabic through Ottoman Turkish: from ''Musalla'', "near God" or "place for prayer" is the highest peak in the Rila Mountains, as well as in Bulgaria and the entire Balkan Peninsula, standing at . With a topogr ...

*** Low:

Black Sea The Black Sea is a marginal mediterranean sea of the Atlantic Ocean lying between Europe and Asia, east of the Balkans, south of the East European Plain, west of the Caucasus, and north of Anatolia. It is bounded by Bulgaria, Georgia, Rom ...

0 m ** Land boundaries: 1,808 km :: 608 km :: 494 km :: 318 km :: 240 km :: 148 km :* Coastline: 354 km * Population of Bulgaria: 7,050,034 (2017) - 103rd most populous country * * Area of Bulgaria: - 105th largest country * Atlas of Bulgaria

Environment of Bulgaria

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Environment of Bulgaria * Climate of Bulgaria * Environmental issues in Bulgaria * Renewable energy in Bulgaria * Geology of Bulgaria * Protected areas of Bulgaria ** List of biosphere reserves in Bulgaria, Biosphere reserves in Bulgaria ** List of national parks of Bulgaria, National parks of Bulgaria * Wildlife of Bulgaria ** Fauna of Bulgaria *** Birds of Bulgaria *** Mammals of Bulgaria

Natural geographic features of Bulgaria

* Glaciers of Bulgaria *

Islands of Bulgaria This is a list of islands of Bulgaria. Islands in the Danube * Aleko Island * Batin Island *Belene Island (also known as Persin Island) * Bogdan Island * Chayka Island * Devnya Island * Dobrina island * Dovlek Island * Golya Kutovo Island * Goly ...

Lakes of Bulgaria A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger ...

Mountains of Bulgaria Mountains constitute a significant part of Bulgaria and are dominant in the southwest and central parts. Bulgaria's highest mountains are Rila (highest peak Musala, 2925 m; the highest in the Balkans) and Pirin (highest peak Vihren, 2914 m). ...

** Volcanoes in Bulgaria *

Rivers of Bulgaria This is a list of rivers in Bulgaria. The longest river that Bulgaria has a bank on is the Danube (2,888 km), which spans most of the country's northern border. The longest one to run through the country (and also the deepest) is the Maritsa ...

** Waterfalls of Bulgaria * Valleys of Bulgaria * World Heritage Sites in Bulgaria

Regions of Bulgaria

Administrative divisions of Bulgaria

Administrative divisions of Bulgaria * Provinces of Bulgaria ** Municipalities of Bulgaria

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= Municipalities of Bulgaria * Capital of Bulgaria:

Sofia Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and h ...

* Cities and towns of Bulgaria * Villages of Bulgaria

Demography of Bulgaria

Demographics of Bulgaria The demography of the Republic of Bulgaria is monitored by the National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria. This article is about the demographic features of the population of Bulgaria, including population density, ethnicity, education level ...

Bulgarians Bulgarians ( bg, българи, Bǎlgari, ) are a nation and South Slavic ethnic group native to Bulgaria and the rest of Southeast Europe. Etymology Bulgarians derive their ethnonym from the Bulgars. Their name is not completely unders ...

List of Bulgarians This is a list of famous or notable Bulgarians throughout history. Bulgarian monarchs * Kubrat *Batbayan * Asparukh of Bulgaria * Tervel of Bulgaria * Kormesiy of Bulgaria * Sevar of Bulgaria *Kormisosh of Bulgaria *Vinekh of Bulgaria *Telets o ...

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List of presidents of Bulgaria This is a list of the heads of the modern Bulgarian state, from the establishment of the Principality of Bulgaria to the present day. It also lists the general secretaries of the Bulgarian Communist Party in 1948–1990. From 1948 onwards, t ...

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List of Bulgarian monarchs The monarchs of Bulgaria ruled the country during three periods of Bulgaria's history as an independent country: from the establishment of the First Bulgarian Empire in 681 to the Byzantine conquest of Bulgaria in 1018; from the Uprising of As ...

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List of Bulgarian actors The following is a list of Bulgarian actors. * Maria Bakalova *Nikolay Binev *Vasil Binev * Radina Borshosh * Ivaylo Brusovski * Adriana Budevska * Georgi Cherkelov * Stefan Danailov * Mariana Dimitrova * Tanya Dimitrova * Ivan Dimov *Nina Dobrev ...

*** List of Bulgarian writers ***

List of Bulgarian composers The following is a list of composers by nationality. Albania * Simon Gjoni (1926–1991), composer of orchestral and piano pieces * Tonin Harapi (1925–1991) * Agim Krajka (born 1937), composer of the Festivali i Këngës, National Song Festiv ...

*** List of Bulgarian musicians and singers ***

List of Bulgarian architects This is a list of notable Bulgarian architects: A–M * Victoria Angelova (1902–1947) * Alexander Georgiev Barov * Stancho Belkovski * Milka Bliznakov * Andrey Damyanov * Nikolay Diulgheroff * Kolyu Ficheto * Georgi Fingov * Kons ...

*** List of Bulgarian footballers

Government and politics of Bulgaria

Politics of Bulgaria The politics of Bulgaria take place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime minister is the head of government, and of a multi-party system.Bulgaria Library of Congress Country Study, ''Government ...

* Form of government: parliamentary republic * Capital of Bulgaria:

Elections in Bulgaria Bulgaria elects on the national level a head of state—the president—and a legislature. The president is elected for a five-year term directly by the people. The National Assembly (''Narodno Sabranie'') has 240 members elected for a four-year t ...

* Political parties in Bulgaria

Branches of government

Government of Bulgaria The Council of Ministers ( bg, Министерски съвет, ''Ministerski savet'') is the main authority of the executive power in the Republic of Bulgaria. It consists of the Prime Minister of Bulgaria and all the specialized ministers ...

Executive branch of the government of Bulgaria

Head of state A head of state (or chief of state) is the public persona who officially embodies a state Foakes, pp. 110–11 " he head of statebeing an embodiment of the State itself or representatitve of its international persona." in its unity and l ...

President of Bulgaria The president of the Republic of Bulgaria is the head of state of Bulgaria and the commander-in-chief of the Bulgarian Army. The official residence of the president is at Boyana Residence, Sofia. After the completion of the second round of votin ...

Head of government The head of government is the highest or the second-highest official in the executive branch of a sovereign state, a federated state, or a self-governing colony, autonomous region, or other government who often presides over a cabinet, ...

: Prime Minister of Bulgaria * Cabinet of Bulgaria

Legislative branch of the government of Bulgaria

National Assembly of Bulgaria The National Assembly ( bg, Народно събрание, Narodno sabranie) is the unicameral parliament and legislative body of the Republic of Bulgaria. The National Assembly was established in 1879 with the Tarnovo Constitution. Ordin ...

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unicameral Unicameralism (from ''uni''- "one" + Latin ''camera'' "chamber") is a type of legislature, which consists of one house or assembly, that legislates and votes as one. Unicameral legislatures exist when there is no widely perceived need for multi ...

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Judicial branch of the government of Bulgaria

Court system of Bulgaria *

Supreme Court of Bulgaria The Supreme Court of Cassation ( bg, Върховен касационен съд, Vǎrhoven kasatsionen sǎd) is the final court of appeal in the Republic of Bulgaria. Its work is governed by the Constitution of 1991. According to Article 124, it ...

Foreign relations of Bulgaria

Foreign relations of Bulgaria The Republic of Bulgaria is a country in Southeast Europe, and a member of both NATO (since 2004) and the European Union (since 2007). It maintains diplomatic relations with 181 countries. Bulgaria has generally good foreign relations with its n ...

* Diplomatic missions in Bulgaria *

Diplomatic missions of Bulgaria This is a list of diplomatic missions of Bulgaria, excluding honorary consulates. Current missions Africa * ** Algiers (Embassy) * ** Cairo (Embassy) * ** Addis Ababa (Embassy) * ** Tripoli (Embassy) * ** Rabat (Embassy) * ** Abuja (Em ...

International organization membership

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Australia Group The Australia Group is a multilateral export control regime (MECR) and an informal group of countries (now joined by the European Commission) established in 1985 (after the use of chemical weapons by Iraq in 1984) to help member countries to i ...

Bank for International Settlements The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is an international financial institution owned by central banks that "fosters international monetary and financial cooperation and serves as a bank for central banks". The BIS carries out its work thr ...

(BIS) *

Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone The Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) is a regional international organization focusing on multilateral political and economic initiatives aimed at fostering cooperation, peace, stability and prosperity in the Black Sea ...

(BSEC) * Central European Initiative (CEI) * Council of Europe (CE) *

Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council The Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) is a post–Cold War, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) institution. The EAPC is a multilateral forum created to improve relations between NATO and non-NATO countries in Europe and Central Asi ...

(EAPC) * European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) * European Investment Bank (EIB) *

European Organization for Nuclear Research The European Organization for Nuclear Research, known as CERN (; ; ), is an intergovernmental organization that operates the largest particle physics laboratory in the world. Established in 1954, it is based in a northwestern suburb of Gene ...

(CERN) *

European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been de ...

(EU) *

Food and Agriculture Organization The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)french: link=no, Organisation des Nations unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture; it, Organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite per l'Alimentazione e l'Agricoltura is an intern ...

(FAO) * Group of 9 (G9) * International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) * International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) *

International Chamber of Commerce The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC; French: ''Chambre de commerce internationale'') is the largest, most representative business organization in the world. Its over 45 million members in over 100 countries have interests spanning every sec ...

(ICC) *

International Civil Aviation Organization The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO, ) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that coordinates the principles and techniques of international air navigation, and fosters the planning and development of international a ...

(ICAO) *

International Criminal Court The International Criminal Court (ICC or ICCt) is an intergovernmental organization and international tribunal seated in The Hague, Netherlands. It is the first and only permanent international court with jurisdiction to prosecute individuals f ...

(ICCt) *

International Criminal Police Organization The International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO; french: link=no, Organisation internationale de police criminelle), commonly known as Interpol ( , ), is an international organization that facilitates worldwide police cooperation and cri ...

(Interpol) * International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) *

International Finance Corporation The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is an international financial institution that offers investment, advisory, and asset-management services to encourage private-sector development in less developed countries. The IFC is a member of ...

(IFC) *

International Labour Organization The International Labour Organization (ILO) is a United Nations agency whose mandate is to advance social and economic justice by setting international labour standards. Founded in October 1919 under the League of Nations, it is the first and o ...

(ILO) * International Maritime Organization (IMO) *

International Mobile Satellite Organization The International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) is the intergovernmental organization that oversees certain public satellite safety and security communication services provided via the Inmarsat satellites. Some of these services concern: ...

(IMSO) *

International Monetary Fund The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a major financial agency of the United Nations, and an international financial institution, headquartered in Washington, D.C., consisting of 190 countries. Its stated mission is "working to foster glo ...

(IMF) *

International Olympic Committee The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swiss ...

(IOC) *

International Organization for Migration The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is a United Nations agency that provides services and advice concerning migration to governments and migrants, including internally displaced persons, refugees, and migrant workers. The IOM w ...

(IOM) *

International Organization for Standardization The International Organization for Standardization (ISO ) is an international standard development organization composed of representatives from the national standards organizations of member countries. Membership requirements are given in Art ...

(ISO) * International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) *

International Telecommunication Union The International Telecommunication Union is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for many matters related to information and communication technologies. It was established on 17 May 1865 as the International Telegraph Unio ...

(ITU) *

International Telecommunications Satellite Organization The International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) is an intergovernmental organization charged with overseeing the public service obligations of Intelsat, which was privatized in 2001. It incorporates the principle set forth ...

(ITSO) *

International Trade Union Confederation The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC); german: Internationaler Gewerkschaftsbund (IGB), link=no; es, Confederación Sindical Internacional (CSI), link=no. is the world's largest trade union federation. History The federation w ...

(ITUC) * Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) *

Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) is an international financial institution which offers political risk insurance and credit enhancement guarantees. These guarantees help investors protect foreign direct investments against ...

(MIGA) * Nonaligned Movement (NAM) (guest) *

North Atlantic Treaty Organization The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two No ...

(NATO) *

Nuclear Suppliers Group The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) is a multilateral export control regime and a group of nuclear supplier countries that seek to prevent nuclear proliferation by controlling the export of materials, equipment and technology that can be used to m ...

(NSG) *''

Organisation internationale de la Francophonie The (OIF; sometimes shortened to the Francophonie, french: La Francophonie , but also called International Organisation of in English-language context) is an international organization representing countries and regions where French is a ...

'' (OIF) * Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) *

Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is an intergovernmental organisation and the implementing body for the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), which entered into force on 29 April 1997. The OPCW, with its 193 member ...

(OPCW) * Organization of American States (OAS) (observer) *

Permanent Court of Arbitration The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) is a non-UN intergovernmental organization located in The Hague, Netherlands. Unlike a judicial court in the traditional sense, the PCA provides services of arbitral tribunal to resolve disputes that aris ...

(PCA) *

Southeast European Cooperative Initiative The Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI) is a multilateral regional initiative that has been initiated by the European Union, the United States of America and the countries of Southeast Europe within the framework of the Organization ...

(SECI) *

United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmoniz ...

(UN) *

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is an intergovernmental organization within the United Nations Secretariat that promotes the interests of developing countries in world trade. It was established in 1964 by the ...

(UNCTAD) *

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...

(UNESCO) *

United Nations Industrial Development Organization The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) (French: Organisation des Nations unies pour le développement industriel; French/Spanish acronym: ONUDI) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that assists countries in ...

(UNIDO) *

United Nations Mission in Liberia The United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) was a peacekeeping operation established in September 2003 to monitor a ceasefire agreement in Liberia following the resignation of President Charles Taylor and the conclusion of the Second Liberia ...

(UNMIL) *

United Nations Mission in the Sudan The United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) was established by the UN Security Council under Resolution 1590 of 24 March 2005, in response to the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the government of the Sudan and the Suda ...

(UNMIS) *

Universal Postal Union The Universal Postal Union (UPU, french: link=no, Union postale universelle), established by the Treaty of Bern of 1874, is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to ...

(UPU) *

Western European Union The Western European Union (WEU; french: Union de l'Europe occidentale, UEO; german: Westeuropäische Union, WEU) was the international organisation and military alliance that succeeded the Western Union (WU) after the 1954 amendment of the 1948 ...

(WEU) (associate affiliate) *

World Confederation of Labour The World Confederation of Labour (WCL) was an international labour organization founded in 1920 and based in Europe. Totalitarian governments of the 1930s repressed the federation and imprisoned many of its leaders, limiting operations until the ...

(WCL) *

World Customs Organization The World Customs Organization (WCO) is an intergovernmental organization headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. The WCO works on customs-related matters including the development of international conventions, instruments, and tools on topics su ...

(WCO) *

World Federation of Trade Unions The World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) is an international federation of trade unions established in 1945. Founded in the immediate aftermath of World War Two, the organization built on the pre-war legacy of the International Federation o ...

(WFTU) *

World Health Organization The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. The WHO Constitution states its main objective as "the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of ...

(WHO) *

World Intellectual Property Organization The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO; french: link=no, Organisation mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle (OMPI)) is one of the 15 specialized agencies of the United Nations (UN). Pursuant to the 1967 Convention Establishi ...

(WIPO) *

World Meteorological Organization The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for promoting international cooperation on atmospheric science, climatology, hydrology and geophysics. The WMO originated from the Intern ...

(WMO) *

World Tourism Organization The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is the United Nations specialized agency entrusted with the promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism. Its headquarters are in Madrid, Spain. UNWTO is the leading internati ...

(UNWTO) *

World Trade Organization The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an intergovernmental organization that regulates and facilitates international trade. With effective cooperation in the United Nations System, governments use the organization to establish, revise, and ...

(WTO) *

World Veterans Federation The World Veterans Federation (WVF) is the world's largest international veteran organisation. The federation consists of 172 veterans organizations from 121 countries representing some 60 million veterans worldwide. It is a humanitarian organis ...

* Zangger Committee (ZC)

Law and order in Bulgaria

Law of Bulgaria * Capital punishment in Bulgaria *

Constitution of Bulgaria The Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria ( bg, Конституция на Република България, ''Konstitutsia na Republika Bǎlgariya'') is the supreme and basic law of the Republic of Bulgaria. The current constitution was ...

Crime in Bulgaria Crime in Bulgaria is combated by the Law enforcement in Bulgaria, Bulgarian police and other agencies. The United States Department of State's Bureau of Diplomatic Security ranks Bulgaria's crime rating as High. Crime by type Murder In 2018, ...

Human rights in Bulgaria Bulgaria joined the European Union in 2007, its compliance with human rights norms, however, is far from perfect. Although the media have a record of unbiased reporting,Text used in this cited section originally came fromBulgaria (June 2005) profil ...

LGBT rights in Bulgaria LGBT people ( lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) in Bulgaria face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Both male and female same-sex relationships are legal in Bulgaria, but same-sex couples and households headed by sam ...

Freedom of religion in Bulgaria The constitution provides for freedom of religion, and other laws and policies contributed to the generally free practice of religion. However, the constitution designates Eastern Orthodox Christianity as the "traditional" religion, exempting it ...

* Law enforcement in Bulgaria

Military of Bulgaria

Military of Bulgaria The Bulgarian Army ( bg, Българска армия, Bŭlgarska armiya) is the military of Bulgaria. The commander-in-chief is the president of Bulgaria. The Ministry of Defense is responsible for political leadership, while overall military ...

* Command ** Commander-in-chief: *** Ministry of Defence of Bulgaria * Forces ** Army of Bulgaria ** Navy of Bulgaria ** Air Force of Bulgaria ** Special forces of Bulgaria *

Military history of Bulgaria The Bulgarian Army ( bg, Българска армия, Bŭlgarska armiya) is the military of Bulgaria. The commander-in-chief is the president of Bulgaria. The Ministry of Defense is responsible for political leadership, while overall military ...

Military ranks of Bulgaria The Military ranks of Bulgaria are the military insignia used by the Bulgarian Armed Forces. Commissioned officer ranks The rank insignia of commissioned officers. Other ranks The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personne ...

History of Bulgaria

History of Bulgaria The history of Bulgaria can be traced from the first settlements on the lands of modern Bulgaria to its formation as a nation-state, and includes the history of the Bulgarian people and their origin. The earliest evidence of hominid occupation d ...

* Timeline of the history of Bulgaria * Current events of Bulgaria * Economic history of Bulgaria *

The Culture of Bulgaria

Culture of Bulgaria A number of ancient civilizations, including the Thracians, ancient Greeks, Scythians, Celts, ancient Romans, Goths (Ostrogoths and Visigoths), Slavs (East and West Slavs), Varangians and the Bulgars have left their mark on the culture, histo ...

Architecture of Bulgaria A number of ancient civilizations, including the Thracians, Ancient Greece, ancient Greeks, Scythians, Celts, Ancient Rome, ancient Romans, Goths (Ostrogoths and Visigoths), Slavs (East Slavs, East and West Slavs), Varangians and the Bulgars ...

* Cuisine of Bulgaria * Festivals in Bulgaria *

Languages of Bulgaria The official language of Bulgaria is Bulgarian, which is spoken natively by 85% of the country's population. Other major languages are Turkish (9.1%), and Romani (4.2%) (the two main varieties being Balkan Romani and Vlax Romani). There are sm ...

Media in Bulgaria The mass media in Bulgaria refers to mass media Mass media refers to a diverse array of media technologies that reach a large audience via mass communication. The technologies through which this communication takes place include a variety ...

* Museums in Bulgaria *

National symbols of Bulgaria The national symbols of Bulgaria are the symbols that represent Bulgaria and the Bulgarian people. Official symbols }, ) is a tricolour consisting of three equal-sized horizontal bands of (from top to bottom) white, green, and red. It was fir ...

Coat of arms of Bulgaria coat of arms of Bulgaria ( bg, Герб на България ) consists of a crowned golden lion rampant over a dark red shield; above the shield is the Bulgarian historical crown. The shield is supported by two crowned golden lions rampant; b ...

Flag of Bulgaria The flag of Bulgaria ( bg, знаме на България, zname na Bǎlgariya) is a tricolour consisting of three equal-sized horizontal bands of (from top to bottom) white, green, and red. The flag was first adopted after the 1877–1878 Rus ...

** National anthem of Bulgaria * People of Bulgaria * Prostitution in Bulgaria *

Public holidays in Bulgaria The official public holidays in Bulgaria are listed in the table below. Other Observances * 1 March - Baba Marta Day - Баба Марта * 8 March - International Women's Day - Ден на жената * 8 March - Mother's Day - Ден н ...

* Records of Bulgaria *

Religion in Bulgaria Religion in Bulgaria has been dominated by Christianity since its adoption as the state religion in 864. The dominant form of the religion is Eastern Orthodox Christianity within the fold of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. During the Ottoman ...

** Buddhism in Bulgaria ** Christianity in Bulgaria ** Hinduism in Bulgaria **

Islam in Bulgaria Islam in Bulgaria is a minority religion and the second largest religion in the country after Christianity. According to the 2021 Census, the total number of Muslims in Bulgaria stood at 638,708

** Judaism in Bulgaria ** Sikhism in Bulgaria * World Heritage Sites in Bulgaria

Art in Bulgaria

* Art in Bulgaria * Cinema of Bulgaria **

List of Bulgarian films A list of the most notable films produced in Bulgaria ordered by year and decade of release. For an alphabetical list of articles on Bulgarian films see :Bulgarian films. 1910-1949 * List of Bulgarian films: 1919-1949 1950s * List of Bulgarian ...

* Literature of Bulgaria *

Music of Bulgaria The music of Bulgaria refers to all forms of music associated with the country of Bulgaria, including classical, folk, popular music, and other forms. Classical music, opera, and ballet are represented by composers Emanuil Manolov, Pancho Vlad ...

** List of Bulgarian musicians and singers *

Television in Bulgaria Television in Bulgaria was introduced in 1959. Global players such as News Corporation, Modern Times Group, Central European Media Enterprises, Fox Broadcasting Company and others operate the biggest and most popular media outlets in the country ...

* Theatre in Bulgaria

Sports in Bulgaria

Sports in Bulgaria *

Football in Bulgaria Football ( bg, футбол, ''futbol'') is the most popular sport in Bulgaria. It was introduced in 1893–1894 by Swiss gymnastics teachers invited to the country. A football (initially called ритнитоп, ''ritnitop'', "kickball") mat ...

Bulgaria at the Olympics Bulgaria first participated at the Olympic Games at the inaugural 1896 Games, with a single gymnast. However, since Charles Champaud was a Swiss national living in Sofia, some sources credit his appearance to Switzerland instead. The Bulgarian O ...

Economy and infrastructure of Bulgaria

Economy of Bulgaria The economy of Bulgaria functions on the principles of the free market, having a large private sector and a smaller public one. Bulgaria is an industrialised upper-middle-income country according to the World Bank, and is a member of the European ...

* Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 73rd (seventy-third) * Agriculture in Bulgaria * Banking in Bulgaria ** National Bank of Bulgaria * Communications in Bulgaria **

Internet in Bulgaria The Internet in Bulgaria began to offer full TCP/IP services in 1992, although e-mail, network news, and some other Internet services were available earlier, during the period from 1989 to 1991. The .bg top-level domain name was organized in 1991. ...

* Companies of Bulgaria * Currency of Bulgaria:

Lev Lev may refer to: Common uses *Bulgarian lev, the currency of Bulgaria *an abbreviation for Leviticus, the third book of the Hebrew Bible and the Torah People and fictional characters *Lev (given name) *Lev (surname) Places *Lev, Azerbaijan, a ...

** ISO 4217: BGN * Economic history of Bulgaria *

Energy in Bulgaria About 200 TWh of energy in Bulgaria is consumed each year which is about 28 MWh per person, somewhat over the world average of 20 MWh. The largest sources are coal and oil, followed by nuclear. Bulgaria does not produce much coal, oil and gas. Nu ...

** Energy policy of Bulgaria ** Oil industry in Bulgaria * Executive Agency Port Administration * Health care in Bulgaria * Mining in Bulgaria * Bulgaria Stock Exchange *

Tourism in Bulgaria Tourism in Bulgaria is a significant contributor to the country's economy. Situated at the crossroads of the East and West, Bulgaria has been home to many civilizations: Thracians, Greeks, Romans, Eastern Romans or Byzantines, Slavs, Bulgars, and ...

* Transport in Bulgaria **

Airports in Bulgaria This is a list of airports in Bulgaria. It is a partial list of public active aerodromes (airports and airfields), grouped by type and sorted by location. The Republic of Bulgaria is a country in the Balkans in southeastern Europe. It borders ...

Rail transport in Bulgaria Transport in Bulgaria is dominated by road transport, despite nearly half of all paved roads belonging to the lowest category of roads. As of December 2015, the country had 829 kilometers of highways. Buses play a significant role in long-dista ...

** Roads in Bulgaria

Education in Bulgaria

Education in Bulgaria Education in Bulgaria is guided and overseen by Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science. Since 1990, primary education that is compulsory includes one or two years of preschool education (usually starting around age 5), before children sta ...

* List of schools in Bulgaria *

List of universities in Bulgaria This is a list of universities in Bulgaria. Universities * Academy of the Ministry of Interior - Sofia * Agricultural University of Plovdiv * American University in Bulgaria * Bulgarian Virtual University * Burgas Free University * D. A. T ...

Health in Bulgaria

References

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"Bulgaria - a land as a single human palm" - a video presentation
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