Population
The capital of
Bulgaria, Sofia, has a population of 1.2 million,
while Bulgaria as a whole has 7.4 million inhabitants.
Ethnic Bulgarians represent 83% of the population,
while small ethnic minorities of Turkish and Roma
descent make up 8.5% and 2.6% of the population
respectively. Other ethnicities in Bulgaria include
Armenian, Tatar, Gagauz and Circassians.
Geography
Bulgaria is located
on the Balkan Peninsula surrounded by the Black
Sea to the East, Romania to the North, Serbia
and Macedonia to the West, and Greece and Turkey
to the South.
Its total area
is 110,910 sq km, with 1,808 km of land boundaries,
and 354 km of coastline. The terrain is comprised
of mountains, with lowlands in the north and southeast.
T here
is plenty to see within Bulgaria like the beautiful
wooded mountain ranges, including the ski resorts
“Borovets” in the Rila Mountain, “Pamporovo”
in the Rhodopes, Bansko in Pirin mountain; the
Black Sea coast and its modern resorts, and countless
villages and monasteries all over the country.
Bulgaria
is rich in mineral wells and spas. Very little,
if anything, is known outside the country of the
healing effects of its baths. Bulgaria is blessed
with more than 500 mineral water wells and sources,
both hot and cold. Mineral water is usually drinkable
and is therefore indispensable in the production
of soft drinks.
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