Bulgaria

Facts
Capital: Sofia
Area: 110,993 km2
Population: 7.4 millioner
Language: Bulgarian
Currency: 1 lev (pl. leva) = 100 stotinki

Economics
The Bulgarian lev is fixed to the euro.

Foreign policy
Bulgaria is a member of NATO.
Bulgaria entered the EU January 2007.
Bulgaria is located in South Eastern Europe.

Bulgaria is bordering Romania to the north, Serbia and the Republic of Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, and the Black Sea to the east.

Bulgaria has a temperate climate, with cool and damp winters, very hot and dry summers, and Mediterranean influence along the Black Sea coast.

The Balkan Mountains crossing the country from west to the east influences climate throughout the country. Northern Bulgaria gets slightly cooler and receives more rain than the southern regions.


Time zone: GMT +2 in the winter time and GMT +3 in the summer time.