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Overview - Bulgaria

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Overview

Capital:
Sofia
Area:
110,910 km²
Population:
7,385,367 (2006 estimate)
Language(s):
Bulgarian - 84.5%, Turkish - 9.6%, Roma - 4.1%, others - 1.8%.
Religion(s):
Bulgarian Orthodox - 82.6%, Muslim - 12.2%, other Christian - 1.2%, other - 4%.
Ethnic Group(s):
Bulgarian - 83.9%, Turk - 9.4%, Roma - 4.7%, others (including Macedonian, Armenian, Tatar, Circassian) - 2%.