Bulgaria

Presentation

Capital: Sofia

Population

Total Population (million): 7.64

Annual growth rate: -0.53%

Density: 71 inhab./km²

Urban population: 70.26%

Population of principal cities: Sofia (1138950); Plovdiv (341464); Varna (312026); Burgas (189529); Ruse (158201); Stara Zagora (141489)

Ethnic Origins:

Official Language: Bulgarian

Other languages spoken: In general, the young polyglot Bulgarians also have some knowledge of English and French. Adults in Bulgaria prefer learning German and the elderly population is particularly interested in Russian and French. But generally speaking, few Bulgarians speak a foreign language in their daily life.

Business language: Russian, English, German and French. Turkish is also used for business in the South.

Religion: Orthodox 83.5%; Moslems 13%; Roman Catholics 1.5%; Protestants, Gregorians-Armenians and others 1%; Jews 0.8%; Other Catholics 0.2 %.

Literacy rate: 98.20%

Local time:

It is %T:%M %A in Sofia

Exchange rate on :

Country overview

Area: 110,990 km²

Type of State: Republic state based on parliamentary democracy working under a pluriform multi-party political system.

Type of economy: Upper-middle-income economy, Ex-Transition country
The country is a crossroads between Europe and Asia.

HID*: 0.824

HDI (world rank): 53/177

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an indicator which synthesizes several data such as life expectancy, level of education, professional careers, access to culture etc.

Weather in Sofia

F° | C°

15°

Low: 6° | High: 21°

Humidity: 77% | Wind: 15 km/h
Sunrise: 7:04 am | Sunset: 5:15 pm

Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone code:
To call from Bulgaria, dial 00
To call in Bulgaria, dial 359

Internet suffix: .bg

Computers: 5.9 per 100 inhabitants

Telephone lines: 0.0

Internet users: 0.0