Official Name: Republic of Bulgaria Location: Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Romania and Turkey. Capital: Sofia Area: total: 110,910 sq km land: 110,550 sq km water: 360 sq km Lowest point: Black Sea 0 m Highest point: Musala 2,925 m

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Population: 7,322,858 (July 2007 est.) Nationality: Bulgarian(s) Ethnic groups: Bulgarian 83.6%, Turk 9.5%, Roma 4.6%, other 2.3% (including Macedonian, Armenian, Tatar, Circassian). Religions: Bulgarian Orthodox 83.8%, Muslim 12.1%, Roman Catholic 1.7%, Jewish 0.8%, Protestant, Gregorian-Armenian, and other 1.6%. Languages: Bulgarian, secondary languages closely correspond to ethnic breakdown.

Temperate. Cold damp winters and hot dry summers.

Government type: Parliamentary democracy. Independence: 3 March 1878 (from Ottoman Empire). National holiday: Liberation Day, 3 March (1878).

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