About Bulgaria
Bulgaria is divided into 36 regions according to their major characteristics.
The regions of Southern Black Sea coast, Bourgas, Varna and Northern Black Sea coast offer excellent conditions for sea tourism and practicing water sports.
Bulgaria is rich in cultural and archeological sights and offers opportunities for cultural tourism all over its territory.
The abundance of curative mineral springs in the country is concentrated in the regions of Central Rhodopes, Sredna gora, Vratsa Balkan, Varna Black Sea coast and Pirin. Alen Mak and the surrounding area are famous for its hot spring water and there is an outdoor hot spring bath on the Alen Mak beach.
Each region of Bulgaria has unique culture and traditions, but they are all combined by the warm Bulgarian hospitality - an irresistible invitation to visit them!
Bulgaria at a glance
Bulgaria is situated in Eastern Europe and bounded to the north by the River Danube and Romania, to the east by the Black Sea, to the south by Turkey and Greece and to the west by Serbia and Macedonia. The Balkan Mountains cross the country reaching to the edge of the Black Sea and its sandy golden beaches. The land is heavily cultivated, covered with forests and crossed by rivers. Although Bulgaria lies in the very southeast corner of Europe the climate is never extreme in summer, even on the red-earthed plains of Southern Thrace. The Black Sea resorts have some of the largest beaches in Europe.
Area: 110,994 sq km (42,855 sq miles).
Population: 8 million
Capital: Sofia
Government: Democratic Republic since 1990.
Language: Bulgarian is the official language and the Cyrillic alphabet is used. Turkish and Macedonian are amongst the minority languages. English, German, French and Russian are spoken in major tourist resorts and hotels.
Religion: The majority of the population are Christian, the main denomination being Bulgarian Orthodox Church. Eastern Orthodox Chrisitianity is considered to be the traditional religion in Bulgaria. There is also a significant Muslim minority (9 per cent) and small Roman Catholic and Jewish communities.
Time: GMT + 2
Electricity: 220 volts AC, 50Hz. Plugs are two-pin.
Country code: +359. There are many public telephones in the main towns.
Mobile telephone: GSM 900/1800, MobilTEL (website: www.mobiltel.bg) and GloBul (website: www.globul.bg).
Climate in Bulgaria
You can enjoy FOUR LOVELY AND TENDER SEASONS in Bulgaria. Beautiful blooming spring, dry and hot summer, very pleasant autumn, and mild winter. Always lit by the sun Bulgaria has between 2200 and 2500 hours of sunlight per year. Average temperature 27 C in the summer. 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.
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