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Administrative division: 28 regions, named after their respective regional centers.
State system: a parliamentary republic with a one-chamber parliament (National Assembly), consisting of 240 national representatives, elected for a 4-year term of service. The head of state is the President, elected for a 5-year term of service. The Council of Ministers is the main body of the executive power.
Relief: most diverse (470 m average height above sea level):
- plains 31.5% (up to 200 m above sea level);
- lowlands and hilly regions 41% (from 200 to 600 m above sea level);
- mountains 27.5% (from 600 to more than 1,600 m above sea level).
Waters:
- main rivers: Danube, Maritsa, Mesta, Strouma, Iskar, Yantra;
- warm and cold mineral springs (more than 600); ---|show | hide |---
- lakes - coastal (some with curative mineral mud) and of glacial origin (in the Rila and Pirin mountains).
International telephone code: +359 <<<--  -->>>