Area: 110.971 Km˛
Population: 7.801.000 (31/12/2003)
Density: 70 pop/Km˛

System of government: Parliamentary Republic
Capital: Sofia (1.096.000 pop., 1.209.000 urban aggl.)
Major cities: Plovdiv 341.000 pop., Varna 315.000 pop., Burgas 193.000 pop., Ruse 162.000 pop.
Ethnic majority: Bulgarian 84%, Turk 9,5%, Roma 4,5%, others 2%
Border countries: Romania NORTH, Serbia and Montenegro, Macedonia WEST, Greece and Turkey EAST

Principal mountains: Musala 2925 m
Principal rivers: Danube 520 Km (bulgarian tract, total 2858 Km), Iskar 368 Km, Marica 321 Km (bulgarian tract, total 514 Km), Struma 290 Km (bulgarian tract, total 408 Km)
Principal lakes: Jezero Studen Kladenec (artificial), Burgasko ezero
Principal islands: -
Climate: Continental - mediterranean

Language: Bulgarian (official), Turk, Macedonian, Romanian, Armenian
Religion: Orthodox 84%, Muslim 12%, others 4%
Currency: Lev (BGL)

Useful Links: Bulgarian Tourism 


Data update to Census of 01.03.2001. Source: National Statistical Institute