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Bulgaria

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(bŭlgâr'ēӘ), Bulgarian Balgarija , officially Republic of Bulgaria, republic (2015 est. pop. 7,177,000), 42,823 sq mi (110,912 sq km), SE Europe, on the E Balkan Peninsula. It is bounded by the Black Sea on the east, by Romania on the north, by Serbia and Macedonia on the west, by Greece on the south, and by European Turkey on the southeast. Sofia is the capital. Other important cities are Varna and Burgas (the main Black Sea ports of Bulgaria), Plovdiv and Ruse . Central Bulgaria is traversed from east to west by ranges of the Balkan Mts. ( Stara Planina , or “Old Mountains” in Bulgarian); the ridge of the main range of the Balkan Mts. roughly divides the country into northern and southern regions. A fertile plateau runs north of the Balkans to the Danube River, which forms most of the northern border. In the southwest is the Rhodope range, which includes Bulgaria's highest point, Musala Mt. (9,592 ft/2,923 m). The Thracian plain lies south of the Balkans and east of the Rhodope. The…
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The Republic of Bulgaria is a country in the Balkan Peninsula, facing the Black Sea in the E. There are two main lowland regions. The Danubian lowlands in the N consist of a plateau that descends to the Danube , which forms much of the boundary with Romania. The other lowland region is the warmer…
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From Encyclopedia of Intelligence & Counterintelligence
From the time of the armistice with the Soviet Union in October 1944, Bulgaria was one of the Soviet Union's most faithful allies in the Eastern Bloc. Bulgarian ties with Russia ran deep, since it was the Russian intervention in the 1877-78 war with Turkey that led to the independence of the Bulgars…
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For much of its history, the area that is now Bulgaria has lived in the shadow of stronger neighbours. The Greeks, Romans, and Turks have all ruled here, and from 1944–1989 Bulgaria was part of the Soviet communist bloc. Most of today’s population are Bulgars, with sizeable minorities of Macedonians…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(bŭlgâr'ēӘ), Bulgarian Balgarija , officially Republic of Bulgaria, republic (2015 est. pop. 7,177,000), 42,823 sq mi (110,912 sq km), SE Europe, on the E Balkan Peninsula. It is bounded by the Black Sea on the east, by Romania on the north, by Serbia and Macedonia on the west, by Greece on the…
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From Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices
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POPULATION 7 ,364,570 EASTERN ORTHODOX 59.4 percent MUSLIM 7.8 percent PROTESTANT 0.9 percent CATHOLIC 0.7 percent OTHER (INCLUDING ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC ORTHODOX, JEWISH, AND WHITE BROTHERHOOD) 0.2 percent NONE 3.4 percent NO SELF-IDENTIFICATION 5.6 percent NO RESPONSE 22 percent Introduction…
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From Political Handbook of the World 2016-2017
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Republic of Bulgaria Republika Balgariya Note: In balloting on November 6 and 13, 2016, Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Rumen Radev (independent) was elected president. Radev received 25.4 percent of the vote in the first round on November 6, followed by Tsetska Tsacheva of the Citizens for European Development of…
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From Political Handbook of the World 2018-2019
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Republic of Bulgaria Political Status: Communist constitution of May 18, 1971, substantially modified on April 3, 1990; present name adopted November 15, 1990; current democratic constitution adopted July 12, 1991. Area: 42,823 sq. mi. (110,912 sq. km). Population: 7,075,000 (2017E—UN); 7,057,504…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Country, southeastern Europe. Area: 42,858 sq mi (111,002 sq km). Population: (2016 est.) 7,151,000. Capital: Sofia . Bulgarians make up the great majority of the population; smaller ethnic groups include Turks, Roma (Gypsies), and Macedonians. Languages: Bulgarian (official), regional dialects. …
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From Cassell's Peoples, Nations and Cultures Full text Article Europe
A SLAV people who form about 90% of the population of Bulgaria. Both they and their country take their name from the BULGARS , who conquered the area in the 7th century. After Bulgaria was in turn conquered by the OTTOMANS in 1393, Bulgarian traditions were preserved in monasteries and remote…
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From The Encyclopedia of Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories
Absorbed by the Roman Empire in the first century A.D., the territory of modern Bulgaria was subsequently invaded by Goths, Huns, and Bulgars (in 679). Ottoman Turks overran the country in 1396 and ruled it ruthlessly until 1908. Initially an ally of aggressor Germany in both World Wars, Bulgaria…
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