Bulgaria

General country information

Capital	Sofia
Government	parliamentary democracy
Area	110910 km²
Population / Density	7262675 (July 2008 est.) / 65/km²
Currency	Bulgarian Lev (BGN) currency converter
GDP - per capita (PPP)	$ 11300 (2007 est.)
HDI	0.824 (2005)
Official language(s)	Bulgarian 84.5%, Turkish 9.6%, Roma 4.1%, other and unspecified 1.8% (2001 census)
Religions	Bulgarian Orthodox 82.6%, Muslim 12.2%, other Christian 1.2%, other 4% (2001 census)
Climate	temperate; cold, damp winters; hot, dry summers
Interesting links	Country Insights - Centre for Intercultural Learning (Canada) Country information from the CIA-Website Country information from Wikipedia Bulgaria Travel Bulgarian News Agency Sofia Echo The Sofia Echo is Bulgaria's leading English-language newspaper, published weekly since April 1997. It has been providing Bulgaria's expatriate community with news, business, arts and entertainment information ever since, and it's role in the local media market is now widely acknowledged. Bulgarian National Radio Radio Bulgaria’s broadcasts in English enjoy a world-wide listening audience. Providing prompt and objective news of Bulgaria and the Balkans, while at the same time keeping abreast of European and world achievements is their contribution to the ceaseless stream of information in the modern world.