BulgariaLocation:
Bulgaria is situated in Southeast Europe and occupies the Eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula. To the north it borders on Romania, to the west on the Republic of Macedonia and Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, to the east on the Black Sea, to the south on Greece and to the Southeast on Turkey.
State Government: Republic
Official Language: Bulgarian
Capital: Sofia (pop.1,2)
Big Cities: Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna,Burgas, Stara Zagora, Vidin, Iambol, Sliven, Karlovo, Kazanluk, Haskovo, Pleven, Vratza, Veliko Tarnovo, Shumen, Blagoevgrad, Pazardjik, Nesebar?
Holidays, culture, etc.
January 1st New Year March 3rd The National day! - Bulgaria's Liberation from Ottoman rule. Easter - 1 week after the Catholic Easter. May 1st Labor Day May 6th Bulgarian Army Day May 24th Day of the Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture and the Slav Script September 6th Bulgaria's Unification September 22nd Independence Day December 24-26th Christmas
