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Map of the Country with some geographic information
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Location:
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South-Eastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Romania, Greece and Turkey |
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Geographic coordinates:
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43 00 N, 25 00 E |
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Area:
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total: 110,910 sq km water: 360 sq km land: 110,550 sq km |
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Land boundaries:
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total: 1,808 km border countries: Greece 494 km, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 148 km, Romania 608 km, Serbia 318 km, Turkey 240 km |
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Coastline:
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354 km |
| BULGARIA FACTS |
| Population: 7.9 million (UN, 2003) |
| Capital: Sofia |
| Major language: Bulgarian |
| Major religion: Christianity |
| Life expectancy: 67 years (men), 75 years (women) (UN) |
| Monetary unit: 1 Lev = 100 stotinki Cultural tours in, Horse-trekking, Healthclub holidays, Holidays with fishing |
| Main exports: Chemicals and plastics, food and drink, tobacco, machine-building equipment |
| Average annual income: US $1,650 (World Bank, 2001) |
| Local time: GMT + 2 hours |
| International dialling code: +359 |
Climate
One can enjoy
four lovely and tender seasons in Bulgaria. Beautiful blooming spring, dry
and hot summer, long and pleasant autumn, and mild winter with lots of
opportunity for skiing.
Always lit by the sun Bulgaria has between
2200 and 2500 hours of sunlight per year. Average temperature (April -
September): + 23 °C (73 F) . The average yearly temperature is 14.7 °C (59
F).
The climate is exceptionally favourable for growing vines, fruits
and vegetables, and oil yielding rose for which Bulgaria has been renowned
in Europe for centuries.
The climate in Northern Bulgaria is moderate
continental, while the climate in Southern Bulgaria is intermediate
continental tending to Mediterranean. The climate in the regions with an
altitude of 1900-2000 m above sea level is mountainous and along the Black
Sea coast it is Mediterranean.
