Bulgaria Travel guide

Capital: Sofia 
Government: parliamentary democracy 
Currency: lev (BGN) 
Area: 110,910 sq km 
Population: 7,385,367 (July 2006 est.) 
Language: Bulgarian 
Religion: Bulgarian Orthodox 83.8%, Muslim 12.1%, Roman Catholic 1.7%, Jewish 0.1%, Protestant, Gregorian-Armenian, and other 2.3% (1998) 
Electricity: 220V/50Hz (European plug) 
Calling Code: +359 
Internet TLD: .bg 
Time Zone: UTC+2

  Bulgaria is a country in the Balkans on the western side of the Black Sea. It is surrounded by Romania to the north, Serbia to the northwest, the Republic of Macedonia to the southwest, Greece to the south, and Turkey to the southeast. Being located close to the Turkish Straits means the key land routes from Europe to Middle East and Asia pass through Bulgaria.