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Bulgaria
Bulgaria is a state in Southeastern Europe situated on the East part of the Balkan peninsula. To the North it is bordered by Romania, to the South by Turkey and Greece, to the West by Serbia and Macedonia, to the East by the Black sea.
Territory:
110912 km2

Population:
7.7 millions

Capital:
Sofia (1.2 million inhabitants)

Official language:
Bulgarian. Bulgarians write Cyrillic, the successor of the ancient slavonic-bulgarian script. Most of the young generation speaks English and German.

Religion:
Christian-Orthodox (85%), Muslim (8%), others (7%)

Climate and temperatures:
From the North to the South follows the temperature continental and the transitional climate, while the Southern portions are Mediterranean influenced. On the East the climate is influenced by the Black Sea: the summer is cool, the autumn is pleasant, warm and long. The four seasons - spring, summer, autumn and winter are strongly expressed.

History:
681 - Foundation of the Bulgarian State
681-1018 - First Bulgarian Kingdom
1186-1396 - Second Bulgarian Kingdom
1396-1878 - Ottoman rule and resistance movement of the Bulgarians
18 c.-1878 - Revival. Restoration of the Bulgarian State
1878-1946 - Third Bulgarian Kingdom
after 1946 - Republic of Bulgaria

Official Holidays:
1 January - New Year
3 March - - National day: Commemorating liberation from the Ottoman yoke in 1878
The Easter - Two days - Sunday and Monday, which are defined by the Orthodox calendar
1 May - Labour day
6 May - St. George - Day of the Bulgarian Army
24 May - Day of the Bulgarian culture and the Slavonic script
6 September - Day of Unification
22 September - Independence day
1 November - Day of the leaders of Bulgarian National Revival
25/26 December - Christmas

Time zone:
Greenwich Mean Time + 2 hours
News
Improvement of the infrastructure in the Valley of the Thracian rulers near Kazanlak, Bulgaria
The authorities in Bulgaria granted additional 1,5 million BGN in August 2012 for further studying and improvement of the infrastructure in the Valley of the Thracian rulers near Kazanlak, Bulgaria. »  BOOK A TOUR
The Thracian horseman god at the Roman Sostra, Troyan, Bulgaria
The archaeologists explored the sanctuary of the Thracian horseman god at the Roman town of Sostra, Troyan, Bulgaria in August 2012. »  BOOK A TOUR
A Roman tomb of 4 century A.D. was excavated in Plovdiv, Bulgaria in 2012
A Roman tomb of 4 century A.D. was excavated in the South Roman necropolis of Roman town of Philip polis, Plovdiv, Bulgaria in summer of 2012. »  BOOK A TOUR
The artifacts of the Goths tribes of 4 century A.D. in Bulgaria
A clay form for making gold and silver jewelry was found in the Roman town of Nicopolis ad Istrum near Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria in 2011. The archaeologists believe the clay jewelry form was typical only for the tribes of the Goths. »  BOOK A TOUR
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