Bulgaria

Country abbrevation: BG
Tel./ Internet ext.: +359 Internet: .bg
Time zone: +2 GMT
Official name: Republika Balgariya (Republic of Bulgaria)
Languages: Bulgarian 84.5% (official), Turkish 9.6%, Roma 4.1%, other and unspecified 1.8% (2001 census)

Government type:parliamentary democracy
Independence: 3 March 1878 (as an autonomous principality within the Ottoman Empire); 22 September 1908 (complete independence from the Ottoman Empire)
Capital: Sofia
Surface (sq. km): 110,910 sq km

Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Black Sea 0 m
Highest point: Musala 2,925 m

GDP: $90.1 billion (2009 est.)
GDP per capita: $12,500 (2009 est.)
Currency: Lev (BGL)
Inhabitants: 7,148,785 (July 2010 est.)
Major religions: Bulgarian Orthodox 82.6%, Muslim 12.2%, other Christian 1.2%, other 4% (2001 census)

Railways:  
Railway company: BDZ (link) Network lenght: total: 4,294 km standard gauge: 4,049 km 1.435-m gauge (2,710 km electrified) narrow gauge: 245 km 0.760-m gauge (2006)
EU:  Bulgaria is since 01-01-2007 member of the European Union