COUNTRY INFORMATION
Official name
Republic of Bulgaria
Capital
Sofia
Coordinates
43°00’ N, 25°00’ E
Location
Bulgaria is located in Southeastern Europe and shares borders with Romania on the north, Serbia and Macedonia on the west, Greece and Turkey on the south, and the Black Sea on the west.
Area
Total area: 110 910 sq km
Land area: 110 550 sq km
Water area: 360 sq km
Land boundaries
1 808 km
Coastline
354 km
Administrative division
Bulgaria is divided into 28 provinces (oblasti).
Political system
Bulgaria is a parliamentary democracy. President is the chief of state and is elected for a five-year term. Prime Minister, the head of government, is elected by the National Assembly. The National Assembly (Narodno Sabranie) is unicameral and has 240 seats.
Population
7 262 675
Ethnic groups
Bulgarian 84%, Turks 9%, Romanian 5%, other 2%
Religions
Bulgarian Orthodox 83%, Muslim 12%, other 5%