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Republic of Bulgaria
Република България
Republika Bŭlgariya |
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|---|---|
| Motto: Sŭedinenieto pravi silata ("Unity makes strength") |
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| Anthem:
Мила Родино "Mila Rodino" ("Dear Motherland") |
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![Location of Bulgaria (dark green) – in Europe (green & dark grey) – in the European Union (green) – [Legend]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:EU-Bulgaria.svg)
Location of Bulgaria (dark green)
– in Europe (green & dark grey) |
|
| Capital
and largest city
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Sofia 42°41′51″N 23°19′21″E / 42.69750°N 23.32250°E / 42.69750; 23.32250 (Largo) |
| Official languages | Bulgarian[1] |
| Official script | Cyrillic |
| Ethnic groups
(2021 census)
[2]
|
|
| Religion
(2021 census)
[2]
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|
| Demonym(s) | |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary republic |
| Rumen Radev | |
| Iliana Iotova | |
| Dimitar Glavchev | |
| Nataliya Kiselova | |
| Legislature | National Assembly |
| Establishment history | |
| 681–1018 | |
| 1185–1396 | |
| 3 March 1878 | |
|
•
Independence from the
Ottoman Empire
|
5 October 1908 |
| 15 September 1946 | |
| 15 November 1990 | |
| Area | |
|
• Total
|
110,993.6[3] km2 (42,854.9 sq mi) (103rd) |
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• Water (%)
|
2.16[4] |
| Population | |
|
• December 2023 estimate
|
 6,445,481[5] (109th) |
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• 2021 census
|
6,519,789[6] |
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• Density
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58/km2 (150.2/sq mi) (154th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2024 estimate |
|
• Total
|
 $248.906 billion[7] (73rd) |
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• Per capita
|
$39,185[7] (55th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2024 estimate |
|
• Total
|
$108.425 billion[7] (69th) |
|
• Per capita
|
$17,069[7] (60th) |
| Gini (2023) |  37.2[8]medium inequality |
| HDI (2022) | 0.799[9] high (70th) |
| Currency | Lev (BGN) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
|
• Summer (
DST)
|
UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Date format | dd.mm.yyyy (CE) |
| Drives on | right |
| Calling code | +359 |
| ISO 3166 code | BG |
| Internet TLD | |
|
Republic of Bulgaria
Република България
Republika Bŭlgariya |
|
|---|---|
| Motto: Sŭedinenieto pravi silata ("Unity makes strength") |
|
| Anthem:
Мила Родино "Mila Rodino" ("Dear Motherland") |
|
|
Location of Bulgaria (dark green)
– in Europe (green & dark grey) |
|
| Capital
and largest city
|
Sofia 42°41′51″N 23°19′21″E / 42.69750°N 23.32250°E / 42.69750; 23.32250 (Largo) |
| Official languages | Bulgarian[1] |
| Official script | Cyrillic |
| Ethnic groups
(2021 census)
[2]
|
|
| Religion
(2021 census)
[2]
|
|
| Demonym(s) | |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary republic |
| Rumen Radev | |
| Iliana Iotova | |
| Dimitar Glavchev | |
| Nataliya Kiselova | |
| Legislature | National Assembly |
| Establishment history | |
| 681–1018 | |
| 1185–1396 | |
| 3 March 1878 | |
|
•
Independence from the
Ottoman Empire
|
5 October 1908 |
| 15 September 1946 | |
| 15 November 1990 | |
| Area | |
|
• Total
|
110,993.6[3] km2 (42,854.9 sq mi) (103rd) |
|
• Water (%)
|
2.16[4] |
| Population | |
|
• December 2023 estimate
|
6,445,481[5] (109th) |
|
• 2021 census
|
6,519,789[6] |
|
• Density
|
58/km2 (150.2/sq mi) (154th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2024 estimate |
|
• Total
|
$248.906 billion[7] (73rd) |
|
• Per capita
|
$39,185[7] (55th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2024 estimate |
|
• Total
|
$108.425 billion[7] (69th) |
|
• Per capita
|
$17,069[7] (60th) |
| Gini (2023) | 37.2[8] medium inequality |
| HDI (2022) | 0.799[9] high (70th) |
| Currency | Lev (BGN) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
|
• Summer (
DST)
|
UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Date format | dd.mm.yyyy (CE) |
| Drives on | right |
| Calling code | +359 |
| ISO 3166 code | BG |
| Internet TLD | |
