 Bulgaria
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
43 00 N, 25 00 E |
| Area |
total: 110,910 sq km land: 110,550 sq km water: 360 sq km |
| Climate |
temperate; cold, damp winters; hot, dry summers |
| Terrain |
mostly mountains with lowlands in north and southeast |
| Population |
7,322,858 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Bulgarian 84.5%, Turkish 9.6%, Roma 4.1%, other and unspecified 1.8% (2001 census) |
| Imports |
machinery and equipment; metals and ores; chemicals and plastics; fuels, minerals, and raw materials |
| Exports |
clothing, footwear, iron and steel, machinery and equipment, fuels |
| Hazards |
earthquakes, landslides |
| Resources |
bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, coal, timber, arable land |
| Geography |
strategic location near Turkish Straits; controls key land routes from Europe to Middle East and Asia |
| Nationality |
noun: Bulgarian(s) adjective: Bulgarian |
| Capital |
name: Sofia geographic coordinates: 42 41 N, 23 19 E time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
| Internet Country Code |
.bg |
| Internet Users |
2.2 million (2005) |
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