About Bulgaria
Full country name: Republic of Bulgaria
Area: 110,912 square kilometers.
Population: 8 million
Capital: Sofia
Ethnic groups: 85% of Bulgarians, Turks 8,5%, 2,6%,Romanians, 2,5% of Macedonians
Religion: 92% Eastern Orthodox, 8% Muslim
Language: Bulgarian.
National currency: Bulgarian Lev (1 lev (BGL) has 100 stotinki). In Coins and banknotes of 1, 2, 5 leva and banknotes of 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000 leva.
Time: GMT plus 2 hours
Weights and measures: Metric
Government: Parliamentary republic
Head of state - president, elected by direct vote every five years.
The standing of the legislative branch – unicameral National Assembly (240 members) elected for four years.
The supreme court of general jurisdiction is the Supreme Judicial Council, which determines the personal composition of the Court, the prosecution and investigation in Bulgaria, and the supreme court of constitutional jurisdiction is the Constitutional Court of Bulgaria, which can
cancel the unconstitutional laws and regulations, its decision can not be appealed.
Industries: tourism, agriculture, wine, machinery, food processing, electronics, textiles, precious and nonferrous metals
Main partners: Russia, Italy, Germany, Britain, Greece, Poland, Czech Republic, etc.
Bulgaria is situated in south-east Europe and occupies the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula. It borders with Romania to the north, with Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro in the west, in the east to the Black Sea, and to the south with Greece and Turkey. The country
occupies 111000 m2. Bulgaria is one of the most popular tourist country with beautiful nature and hospitable people. Activities in this beautiful corner of the world can afford to have people with different income and age categories. It will be interesting as for the young people, who prefer a more intensive leisure and night life, as well as for seekers of calm seas, superb
sand beaches,or fresh mountain air. Residents here are friendly and hospitable. Bulgarian language, in its lexical composition, is the closest one to the Russian language among all Slavonic languages. In regards to this, there is practically no language barrier for all Russian-speaking visitors coming to the country or living in it.
After the transition to democratic governance and market economy, Bulgaria is beginning to turn into a real gem of resort business. Today we take visitors to any level with a high dose of professionalism. In the Bulgarian cities and resorts, tourists will find huge five-star hotels, and
cozy little cabins in the mountains for lovers of romance. No wonder that in 2007 Bulgaria was visited by more than 6 million tourists. The total lack of heavy industry and other factors could affect the balance of nature, ensures visitors to the country full environmental-friendly rest. That is why it is expected in the coming years, this country is going to become one of the best places of European tourism.
Bulgaria joined the European Union on Jan. 1, 2007. This resulted in an increase in foreign trade and, as experts say, did not cause adverse effects in the economy. The country is focused on integration with the states - members of the European Union and is going to join the euro area between 2010 and 2012. Given the ongoing implementation of transportation projects, in practice by the EU, Bulgaria confirms its geographical status of a link between Central Europe, Southern Europe, Middle East, Russia, Eastern Black Sea and Balkan regions. The economic benefits of this status are evident in the future will play a crucial role in economic development.
