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Black Sea coast, Bulgaria
Bulgaria's Black Sea coast.
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About Bulgaria


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The satellite and map view shows Bulgaria, a country on the Balkans in southeastern Europe on the western shores of the Black Sea. The nation shares international borders with Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, and Turkey.



Ancient City of Nessebar
The Ancient City of Nessebar in southeast Bulgaria is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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The region of today Bulgaria was in ancient times a playground for Thracians, Greeks, and Romans. It became a cultural melting pot with European, Slavic, Ottoman and Persian influences. For a long time, Bulgaria was part of the Ottoman Empire; it remained under Turkish rule until the end of the 19th-century; it became independent in 1908. In 2007 the country joined the EU.


Bulgaria covers an area of 110,879 km², compared, the country is somewhat larger than Iceland (103,000 km²), or slightly larger than the U.S. state of Tennessee.

Bulgaria has a population of 7 million people (in 2017); the capital and largest city is Sofia (София) with 1.3 million inhabitants.

The official language is Bulgarian, which is closely related to Russian, like Russian, Bulgarian is written in Cyrillic.

Today the country is a popular tourist destination. Main attractions are the Bulgarian Black Sea coast with its resorts at Sunny Beach (Slanchev Bryag), Golden Sands (Zlatni pyasatsi)), Varna, and Primorsko. The UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Ancient City of Nessebar official website is a tourist magnet.

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