Bulgaria (Republic of Bulgaria) , BG

Bulgaria: Independent country in southeastern Europe

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Republic of Bulgaria Quick Facts

Population :	6,951,482
Country :	Bulgaria
Head of government :	Prime Minister of Bulgaria
Plate code :	BG
Area :	110993.6 km²
Official name :	la République de Bulgarie, Republiken Bulgarien, Bulharská republika, Republica Bulgaria, Република България
Continent :	Europe
Easternmost point :	Point(28.60926144 43.541729)
Northernmost point :	Point(22.67 44.22)
Legislative body :	National Assembly of Bulgaria
Named for :	Bulgars
Official language :	Bulgarian
Capital :	Sofia
Establishment :	January 01, 1970 (1341 years ago)
Time Zone :	Europe/Sofia, UTC+02:00, Eastern European Time, Eastern European Summer Time, UTC+03:00
Local time :	02:07:12 (22nd May 2022)

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Geography

Republic of Bulgaria is located at 43°0'0"N 25°0'0"E (43.0, 25.0). It has 7 neighbors: Turkey, Greece, North Macedonia, Romania, Union, Serbia and Black Sea.

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The largest city of Republic of Bulgaria is Sofia with a population of 1,152,556. Other cities include, Varna population 312,770, Burgas population 195,966, Ruse population 156,238 and Stara Zagora population 143,431. See all Republic of Bulgaria cities & populated places.

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Ognyan Gerdzhikov , 4 May, 2017 2017-01-24T00:00:00Z
Boyko Borisov , 2017-05-04T00:00:00Z

Toyoake

Republic of Bulgaria has 7 neighbours.

Republic of Turkey Independent country straddling Southeastern Europe and Western Asia
Hellenic Republic Independent country in southeastern Europe
Република Македонија Independent country in southeastern Europe
România Independent country in southeastern Europe
Union economic and political union of 27 states mostly located in Europe
Serbia Independent country in southeastern Europe
Black Sea sea between Europe and Asia

Varna Province
Stara Zagora Province
Pernik Province
Targovishte Province
Sofia Province
Sliven Province
Ruse Province
Plovdiv region
Pazardzhik Province
Burgas Province
Razgrad Province
Gabrovo Province
Kyustendil Province
Vidin Province
Haskovo Province
Kardzhali Province
Pleven Province
Dobrich Province
Smolyan Province
Vratsa Province
Sofia City Province
Shumen Province
Veliko Tarnovo Province
Silistra Province
Yambol Province
Lovech Province
Montana Province
Blagoevgrad Province

Demographics

Year	Population	% Change	Method
1960	7,867,374	-	census
1961	7,943,118	0.95%	census
1962	8,012,946	0.87%	census
1963	8,078,145	0.81%	census
1964	8,144,340	0.81%	census
1965	8,204,168	0.73%	census
1966	8,258,057	0.65%	census
1967	8,310,226	0.63%	census
1968	8,369,603	0.71%	census
1969	8,434,172	0.77%	census
1970	8,489,574	0.65%	census
1971	8,536,395	0.55%	census
1972	8,576,200	0.46%	census
1973	8,620,967	0.52%	census
1974	8,678,745	0.67%	census
1975	8,720,742	0.48%	census
1976	8,758,599	0.43%	census
1977	8,804,183	0.52%	census
1978	8,814,032	0.11%	census
1979	8,825,940	0.13%	census
1980	8,861,535	0.4%	census
1981	8,891,117	0.33%	census
1982	8,917,457	0.3%	census
1983	8,939,738	0.25%	census
1984	8,960,679	0.23%	census
1985	8,960,547	-0%	census
1986	8,958,171	-0.03%	census
1987	8,971,359	0.15%	census
1988	8,981,446	0.11%	census
1989	8,876,972	-1.18%	census
1990	8,718,289	-1.82%	census
1991	8,632,367	-1%	census
1992	8,540,164	-1.08%	census
1993	8,472,313	-0.8%	census
1994	8,443,591	-0.34%	census
1995	8,406,067	-0.45%	census
1996	8,362,826	-0.52%	census
1997	8,312,068	-0.61%	census
1998	8,256,786	-0.67%	census
1999	8,210,624	-0.56%	census
2000	8,170,172	-0.5%	census
2001	8,020,282	-1.87%	census
2002	7,868,468	-1.93%	census
2003	7,823,557	-0.57%	census
2004	7,781,161	-0.54%	census
2005	7,739,900	-0.53%	census
2006	7,699,020	-0.53%	census
2007	7,545,338	-2.04%	census
2008	7,492,561	-0.7%	census
2009	7,444,443	-0.65%	census
2010	7,395,599	-0.66%	census
2011	7,348,328	-0.64%	census
2012	7,305,888	-0.58%	census
2013	7,265,115	-0.56%	census
2014	7,223,938	-0.57%	(Worldbank)
2015	7,177,991	-0.64%	(Worldbank)
2016	7,127,822	-0.7%	census
2017	7,075,991	-0.73%	census
2018	7,025,037	-0.73%	(Worldbank)
2019	6,951,482	-1.06%	census

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