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Location: Bulgaria is situated in Southeast Europe and occupies an area of 111 000 sq.km in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula. The average altitude is 470 m.

Area:
total: 110,910 sq km
water: 360 sq km
land: 110,550 sq km

Land boundaries
total: 1,808 km
border countries: Greece 494 km, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 148 km, Romania 608 km, Serbia and Montenegro 318 km, Turkey 240 km

Coastline: 354 km

Geographic coordinates: 43 00 N, 25 00 E

Elevation extremes:

lowest point: Black Sea 0 m

highest point: Musala 2,925 m

Population: about 8 million

Capital: Sofia, population over one million

Administrative divisions
28 provinces (oblasti, singular - oblast); Blagoevgrad, Burgas, Dobrich, Gabrovo, Khaskovo, Kurdzhali, Kyustendil, Lovech, Montana, Pazardzhik, Pernik, Pleven, Plovdiv, Razgrad, Ruse, Shumen, Silistra, Sliven, Smolyan, Sofiya, Sofiya-Grad, Stara Zagora, Turgovishte, Varna, Veliko Turnovo, Vidin, Vratsa, Yambol

Religion: predominantly Eastern Orthodox. The Bulgarian Church is autonomous and headed by a Patriarch

Language: the official language is Bulgarian and uses only the Cirillic alphabet. To facilitate tourists, road and direction signs in populated areas, resorts, railway stations, airports and along the main motorways are also spelled in Roman letters. English, German, French, Russian and other languages are spoken in the country.

Time difference: Winter time: GMT + 2 hours( October through March). Summer time: GMT + 3 hours (April through September).

Public holidays:

January 1 - New Year

March 3 - National day of the Liberation from Ottoman Domination

Easter - Two days (Sunday and Monday) according to the Orthodox calendar

May 6 - St. George's Day

May 24 - the Day of Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture and Slav Script

September 6 - National Day of Bulgaria's Reunion in the year of 1885

September 22 - Independence Day

November 1 - Day of the Bulgarian Revival Leaders

December 24-26 - Christmas Eve and Christmas

December 31 - New Year's Eve

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BORDER CROSSING GUIDE

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