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DIVING BULGARIA INTRODUCTION

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%