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About Bulgaria
A picturesque small country, Bulgaria has existed for more than 13 centuries in Europe, linking East and West. Bulgaria remembers ancient civilizations and great people that wrote its turbulent history. Situated in Southeastern Europe, Bulgaria occupies the northeastern part of the Balkan Peninsula.

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Area: 110,993.6 sq km
Population: 7,973, 673 (year 2001)
Capital city: Sofia
Official language: Bulgarian
Alphabet: Cyrillic
Religion: There is freedom of religious confessions. ---|show | hide |---
Traditional religion in Bulgaria is Eastern Orthodox Christianity.
National holiday: March 3, the day of the Liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman domination (1878) <<<--  -->>>