Location:

Europe

Status:

UN Country

Capital City:

Sofia (Sófiya)

Main Cities:

Plovdiv, Varna, Bourgas

Population:

7,750,000

Area:

110,910 km2

Currency:

Lev

Languages:

Bulgarian

Religions:

Orthodox, Muslim

Area:

total: 110,910 sq km
land: 110,550 sq km
water: 360 sq km

Land boundaries:

total: 1,808 km
border countries: Greece 494 km, Macedonia 148 km, Romania 608 km, Serbia 318 km, Turkey 240 km

Population:

7,322,858 (July 2007 est.)

GDP - real growth rate:

6.1% (2006 est.)