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 Bulgaria
| To which group of Indo-European languages does Bulgarian belong? | Bulgaria
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Slavonic. So it belongs to the same family of languages as Russian, Polish and Czech, for example. (Linguistically, there is no 'Balkan' group).
| What is the second city of Bulgaria? | Bulgaria
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Plovdiv. Plovdiv was founded by the Ancient Greeks in BC 342 and called Philippopolis, after Philip II of Macedonia, the father of Alexander the Great. Varna is Bulgaria's 3rd city. Veliko Turnovo was the capital from about 1185 till 1393, when the country was incorporated into the Ottoman (Turkish) Empire. Plovdiv has a very beautiful, fairly well preserved Old City ('Stari Grad') situated on a rock that towers above the modern city. Veliko Turnovo has dramatic changes in height and is surrounded by hills and forests.
| What is the Bulgarian currency called? | Bulgaria
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Lev. Plural - leva. It value against the Euro is fixed.
| Bulgaria has various ethnic minorities. Which is these is the largest? | Bulgaria
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Turkish. The Turkish minority accounts for just over ten per cent of the population. The other ethnic minorities are much smaller.
| Which river runs along most of Bulgaria's northern frontier? | Bulgaria
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Danube. To the north of this section of the Danube lies Romania.
| On which sea is Bulgaria's coastline? | Bulgaria
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The Black Sea. Bulgaria has two major ports on the Black Sea - Varna and Burgas and many holiday resorts.
| What is the capital of Bulgaria? | Bulgaria
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Sofia. Sofia is in the west of the country.
| What is the constitutional form of Bulgarian state? | Bulgaria
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Parliamentary democracy. Bulgaria may enter the Guiness book of records with its present rulers: The President is a socialist and the Prime Minister is a born king.
| What is the prevailing religion in Bulgaria? | Bulgaria
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Christian orthodox. Muslims are about 13% of the population; baptists and mormons only ring at our doors...
| How large is the territory of Bulgaria (in square kilometers)? | Bulgaria
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110,994. 102,128 is the territory of Serbia. 25,713 the territory of Macedonia.
131,957 - that of Greece.
| Which is the most famous Bulgarian alimentary product? | Bulgaria
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yoghurt. And now the biggest producer of yoghurt in Bulgaria is the French conglomerate "DANON"... Wine is one of Bulgaria's leading exports.
| What is the Bulgarian for "Good bye!"? | Bulgaria
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Dovizhdane. "Dosvidania" is the Russian phrase, "nashledanou" - the Czech and "dovidjenia" - the Polish one. Note that the word is heavily stressed on the second syllable.
| What alphabet do Bulgarians use? | Bulgaria
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Cyrillic. This alphabet was created in IX century by the Byzantine priests, Cyril and Methodius. It was based on Greek alphabet which in fact used most of the Phoenician characters.
| What is the national currency of Bulgaria? | Bulgaria
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Lev. Lev means "lion" in Bulgarian. The drachma was the currency of Greece. The dinar and leu are respectively the currencies of the neighbouring Yougoslavia and Romania.
| Which is the capital of Bulgaria? | Bulgaria
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Sofia. Sofia bears the name of the Byzantine princess Sofia, VIth century, who liked the magnificent landscape and often visited it. Plovdiv is the second largest city in Bulgaria. Velko Turnovo was the capital of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom. Varna is the maritime capital of Bulgaria.
| When was the First Bulgarian Kingdom founded? | Bulgaria
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681 A.D.. In 681 AD Khan Asparukh founded the Bulgarian state, together with several Slavic tribes. In 855 AD the Bulgarian prince Boris adopted the Bulgarian alphabet. In 1185 AD the Second Bulgarian Kingdom was founded. In 809 AD Khan Kroum defeated the Byzantine army near Serdica (now Sofia).
South-Eastern Europe. It is in South-Eastern Europe, to the north of Greece and Turkey, to the south of Romania, to the east of the former Yugoslavia.
Cyrillic. In the second half of the 9th century the brothers Cyril and Methodius created and disseminated the Cyrillic alphabet. Their pupils Clement and Nahum came to Bulgaria, where they were warmly welcomed and found good conditions for work. From Bulgaria the Cyrillic script spread to other many Slavic lands as well - present-day Serbia, Macedonia, the Ukraine, Belarus and Russia.
approximately 500 years. Internal conflicts had weakened the Second Bulgarian kingdom and the country was conquered by the Ottoman Empire in 1396. For nearly five centuries Bulgaria was under Ottoman domination. The initial years were characterized by sporadic and unorganized attempts to win freedom. The country regained its freedom after the Russo-Turkish war of 1877-78.
681. The first Bulgarian khanstvo was established in 681 by han Asparuh, who came from Central Asia and made an alliance with the Slavs living in the region south of the Danube.
Musala. Peak Musala (9,596 feet or 2,925 m) is located in the west part of Bulgaria and it is a part of Rila Mountain Range.
Sofia. Previously known as Serdika and Sredets, Sofia is a very ancient city. Sofia became the capital of Bulgaria in 1879.
Balkan Peninsula. Bulgaria is a small country, located in southeastern Europe, occupying the part of eastern Balkan Peninsula.
| What is the capital of Bulgaria? | Bulgaria
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Sofia. The population of Sofia at the beginning of the 21st century was
around 1.5 million.
| For approximately how long was Bulgaria part of the Communist Bloc? | Bulgaria
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45 years. The country was part of the Soviet Bloc from 1944 to 1989.
| What is the official religion in Bulgaria, according to the constitution? | Bulgaria
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Eastern Orthodox. In other words, the Orthodox Church is established by law.
| For approximately how long was Bulgaria a part of the Ottoman Empire? | Bulgaria
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500 years. Bulgaria was part of the Ottoman Empire from 1393-1878, when Bulgaria was revived as a relatively small state. There were key additions in 1885 and later - but also some losses, too.
| Is Bulgaria currently a full member of the European Union? | Bulgaria
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Yes. Bulgaria became a full member in 2007.
| In 2010 what is the official currency in Bulgaria? | Bulgaria
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Lev. The euro is not the official currency.
| In what year was the first Bulgarian state established? | Bulgaria
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681 AD. Although this is not known across the world, Bulgaria is a very old state, with a history of over 1300 years.
Plovdiv. Blagoevgrad is the home of the American University of Bulgaria.
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