Bulgaria is
situated in the South-East part of Europe.
Area:
110,993.6 km2.
Population:
7.97 million
To the
north Bulgaria borders Romania.
To the
south - with Greece and Turkey.
To the west
- with Serbia and Montenegro and Macedonia.
To the east
- with the Black Sea.
Capital
City: Sofia (population: 1,122,302)
The capital
city Sofia is situated in the Western part of the country, at the foot of the
Vitosha mountain, the plain is 550m. above sea level.
Official
language: Bulgarian;
Alphabet:
Cyrillic;
Religion:
East Orthodox Christians (85 %),
Muslims
(13%), Catholics (1%);
Currency:
Lev
Exchange
Rate 1 BGN = 0.51129 EUR
BGN is
pegged to the Euro at the rate of BGN 1 per EUR 0.51129.
WWW.BNB.BG
Time:
GMT+2;
Tel.
Code: +359 (2 for Sofia).
The average
elevation throughout the country is 470 m. above sea level.
The highest
peak is Musala - 2,925 m.
Bulgaria is
at the border line between the temperate and Mediterranean climatic areas. The
climate is temperate continental in its northern part, while the Mediterranean
climatic influence is strongly felt in its southern part.
In winter
the average temperature is about -1 , - 2
C.
In summer
the average temperature is about 20 - 22 C.