| Europe > Eastern Europe > Bulgaria | |
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| Official Name Republic of Bulgaria | |
| Motto Unity makes strength | |
| Region Europe | |
| Sub-Region Eastern Europe | |
| Capital Sofia | |
| Currency Bulgarian Lev (BGN) | |
| Independence Day 22 Sep 1908: Independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1908. | |
| Liberation Day 3 Mar 1878: Creation of the Principality of Bulgaria | |
| Population 7,245,677 | |
| Nationality Bulgarian | |
| Ethnic Group 84.8% Bulgarians, 8.8% Turks, 4.9% Roma, 1.5% others | |
| Area 110,879 km2 | |
| Neighbor Countries Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Turkey | |
| Time Zone EET (UTC+2) | |
| Geo Location Latitude 43.00, Longitude 25.00 | |
| Dialing Code +359 | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 2 code BG | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 3 code BGR | |
| ISO 9166 numeric 3 code 100 | |
| Code for International Olympic Committee BUL | |
| Country Domain (ccTLD) .bg | |