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Tsardom of BulgariaTimeline: Bulgaria Rises Again!
OTL equivalent: Bulgaria and Macedonia (FYROM) | ||||||
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Motto: Съединението прави силата Sŭedinenieto pravi silata ("Unity makes strength") |
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Anthem: "Maritsa Rushes" Шуми Марица Shumi Maritsa (transliteration) Royal anthem: "Anthem of His Majesty the Tsar" Химн на Негово Величество Царя Himn na Negovo Velichestvo Tsarya (transliteration) |
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Capital (and largest city) | Sofia | |||||
Other cities | Plovdiv, Varna, Burgas, Ruse, Stara Zagora | |||||
Official languages | Bulgarian | |||||
Regional languages | Macedonian | |||||
Official script | Cyrillic | |||||
Religion | Eastern Orthodox Church | |||||
Demonym | Bulgarian | |||||
Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy | |||||
- | Monarch | Boris IV | ||||
- | Prime Minister | Boyko Borisov | ||||
Legislature | National Assembly | |||||
Establishment | ||||||
- | First Bulgarian Empire | 681–1018 | ||||
- | Second Bulgarian Empire | 1185–1396 | ||||
- | Principality of Bulgaria | 3 March, 1878 | ||||
- | Declaration of Independence from the Ottoman Empire | 5 October 1908 | ||||
Area | ||||||
- | Total | 136,706.6 km2 52,782.9 sq mi |
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- | Water (%) | 2 | ||||
Population | ||||||
- | 2018 estimate | Ten million | ||||
- | 2015 census | 9,202,859 | ||||
- | Density | 145/km2 375.6/sq mi |
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GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate | |||||
- | Total | $185.57 | ||||
- | Per capita | $37,555 | ||||
GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate | |||||
- | Total | $68,246 | ||||
- | Per capita | $13,840 | ||||
HDI (2015) | 1.542 | |||||
Currency | Lev (BGN ) |
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Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |||||
- | Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||||
Date formats | dd/mm/yyyy | |||||
Drives on the | right | |||||
Internet TLD | .bg | |||||
Calling code | +359 | |||||
Patron saint | John of Rila |
Bulgaria (Bulgarian: България, tr. Bǎlgariya), officially the Tsardom of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Царство България, tr. Tsarstvo Bǎlgariya), is a country in southeastern Europe. The nation is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia to the northwest, Albania to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, and the Black Sea to the east. With a territory of 136,706.6 square kilometres (52,782.9 sq mi), Bulgaria is Europe's 15th-largest country.