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Bulgaria

BurgasYambolHaskovoVidinPernikSofiaMontanaKyustendilBlagoevgradSilistraRuseDobrichVratsaPlevenVeliko TarnovoKardzhaliSmolyanVarnaPlovdivStara ZagoraSlivenShumenRazgradTargovishteGabrovoPazardzhikLovechGrad SofiyaBurgasYambolHaskovoVidinPernikSofiaMontanaKyustendilBlagoevgradSilistraRuseDobrichVratsaPlevenVeliko TarnovoKardzhaliSmolyanVarnaPlovdivStara ZagoraSlivenShumenRazgradTargovishteGabrovoPazardzhikLovechGrad SofiyaRomaniaTürkiyeGreeceSerbiaNorthMacedonia
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Background and figures as recorded in the CIA World Factbook.

The Bulgars, a Central Asian Turkic tribe, merged with the local Slavic inhabitants in the late 7th century to form the first Bulgarian state. In succeeding centuries, Bulgaria struggled with the Byzantine Empire to assert its place in the Balkans, but by the end of the 14th century, the Ottoman Turks overran the country. Northern Bulgaria attained autonomy in 1878, and all of Bulgaria became independent from the Ottoman Empire in 1908. Having fought on the losing side in both World Wars, Bulgaria fell within the Soviet sphere of influence and became a People's Republic in 1946.

Capital
Sofia
Government
parliamentary republic
Population
6,737,997
Area
110,879 sq km
Location
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Romania and Turkey
Climate
temperate; cold, damp winters; hot, dry summers
Natural resources
bauxite; copper; lead; zinc; coal; timber…
Languages
Bulgarian (official) 77.3%; Turkish 7.9%; Romani 3.5%; other 1%…
Religions
Christian 64.7%; Muslim 9.8%; other 0.1%; none 4.7%…
Independence
3 March 1878 (as an autonomous principality within the Ottoman Empire);
Administrative divisions
28 provinces (oblasti, singular - oblast); Blagoevgrad, Burgas, Dobrich, Gabrovo, Haskovo, Kardzhali, Kyustendil, Lovech…
Currency
leva (BGN)
Export partners
Germany 14%; Romania 11%; Italy 8%; Greece 6%…
Import partners
Germany 12%; Turkey 8%; Romania 8%; Russia 7%…

Source: CIA World Factbook — a work of the US government, in the public domain

Subdivisions

28 on file. Listed because operations, tax and reporting are usually organised at this level rather than nationally.

NameTypeCode
BurgasProvinceBG-02
YambolProvinceBG-28
HaskovoProvinceBG-26
VidinProvinceBG-05
PernikProvinceBG-14
SofiaProvinceBG-23
MontanaProvinceBG-12
KyustendilProvinceBG-10
BlagoevgradProvinceBG-01
SilistraProvinceBG-19
RuseProvinceBG-18
DobrichProvinceBG-08
VratsaProvinceBG-06
PlevenProvinceBG-15
Veliko TarnovoProvinceBG-04
KardzhaliProvinceBG-09
SmolyanProvinceBG-21
VarnaProvinceBG-03
PlovdivProvinceBG-16
Stara ZagoraProvinceBG-24
SlivenProvinceBG-20
ShumenProvinceBG-27
RazgradProvinceBG-17
TargovishteProvinceBG-25
GabrovoProvinceBG-07
PazardzhikProvinceBG-13
LovechProvinceBG-11
Grad SofiyaProvinceBG-22

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Currency
leva (BGN)
Languages
Bulgarian (official) 77.3%; Turkish 7.9%; Romani 3.5%; other 1%…
Government
parliamentary republic
Climate
temperate; cold, damp winters; hot, dry summers

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