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Name:
Bulgaria
(long form)
Republic of Bulgaria
Capital City:
Sofia (1,204,685 pop.)
(1,539,080 metro)
Bulgaria Population:
(
2010 est.
)
World Populations
(all countries)
Currency:
Lev
(conversion rates)
200 Leva
Ethnicity:
Bulgarian 83.9%, Turk 9.4%, Roma 4.7%, other 2% (including Macedonian, Armenian, Tatar, Circassian)
GDP total:
$92.21 billion (
2010 est.
)
GDP per capita:
$12,800 (
2010 est.
)
Land Sizes
Language:
Bulgarian (official) 84.5%, Turkish 9.6%, Roma 4.1%, other and unspecified 1.8%
Largest Cities:
(
by population
) Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna, Burgas, Ruse, Stara Zagora, Pleven, Sliven, Dobric
Name:
Bulgaria's name is said to have come from the Turkic verb
bulgha
(to mix, shake, stir) and
bulgak
(revolt, disorder)
National Day:
March 3
Religion:
Bulgarian Orthodox 82.6%, Muslim 12.2%, other Christian 1.2%, other 4%
Symbols
Alexander Nevski Cathedral, Sofia, Bulgaria
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