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Bulgaria Capital: Sofia Population: 7,385,367 The Geography of Bulgaria Total Size: 110,910 square km Size Comparison: slightly larger than Tennessee Geographical Coordinates: 43 00 N, 25 00 E World Region: Europe General Terrain: mostly mountains with lowlands in north and southeast Geographical Low Point: Black Sea 0 m Geographical High Point: Musala 2,925 m Climate: temperate; cold, damp winters; hot, dry summers The People of Bulgaria Type of Government: parliamentary democracy Languages Spoken: Bulgarian 84.5%, Turkish 9.6%, Roma 4.1%, other and unspecified 1.8% (2001 census) Independence: 3 March 1878 (as an autonomous principality within the Ottoman Empire); 22 September 1908 (complete independence from the Ottoman Empire) National Holiday: Liberation Day, 3 March (1878) Nationality: Bulgarian(s) Religions: Bulgarian Orthodox 82.6%, Muslim 12.2%, other Christian 1.2%, other 4% (2001 census) Economy of Bulgaria Major Industries: electricity, gas, water; food, beverages, tobacco; machinery and equipment, base metals, chemical products, coke, refined petroleum, nuclear fuel Agricultural Products: vegetables, fruits, tobacco, wine, wheat, barley, sunflowers, sugar beets; livestock Natural Resources: bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, coal, timber, arable land Major Exports: clothing, footwear, iron and steel, machinery and equipment, fuels Major Imports: machinery and equipment; metals and ores; chemicals and plastics; fuels, minerals, and raw materials Currency: lev (BGL) National GDP: $71,540,000,000 Total Export Revenue: $11,670,000,000 Brief History of Bulgaria: The Bulgars, a Central Asian Turkic tribe, merged with the local Slavic inhabitants in the late 7th century to form the first Bulgarian state. In succeeding centuries, Bulgaria struggled with the Byzantine Empire to assert its place in the Balkans, but by Back to Geography Home Page

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