Flag and Coat of arms: Symbols of the national flag
White - clarity, hope, nobility
Green – freedom, faith, fruitfulness
Red – braveness, love, strength

Official name: REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA
Official Language : Bulgarian
Territory : 110 994 sq. km
Population : 7 679 290
Currency : lev; 1 lev equals 100 stotinkas.
Currency according to ISO 4217 : BGN
Capital city : Sofia
Largest cities – Varna, Plovdiv, Bourgas, Stara Zagora, Rousse, Pleven
Political System : Parliamentary Republic
Script : Cyrillic - the oldest written Slavonic language
International dialing code : +359
Local time : GMT: +2
Geographic Location : Located in the south-east of the Balkan Peninsula.
Bulgaria borders Romania to the North, the Black Sea to the East, Turkey
and Greece to the South and Serbia and Macedonia to the West.
Religion : Orthodox Christianity
Administrative division : 28 provinces named after the biggest towns.
Holidays:   
1 January - New Year
3 March - Liberation Day, National Holiday
1 May - Labour Day
Late April/May – Easter
6 May - St. George's Day (Day of Bulgarian Army)
24 May - National Culture Day
6 September - Union Day
 22 September - Independence Day
1 November - Day of National Revival
 24 December - Christmas Eve
Political situation and institutions : Bulgaria is a Parliamentary Republic and the Legislature is the basic power within the country. The Constitution provides for a multi-party, parliamentary system and free elections on the basis of universal suffrage.
The President serves as Head of State, and is directly elected once every five years for a maximum of two terms. The President is the Supreme Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Bulgaria as well. Georgy Parvanov has been President of the country since autumn 2001. Prime Minister - Sergey Stanishev.
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