Bulgaria

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Bulgaria is a Southeast European country on the Balkan Peninsula, known for its rich historical heritage, diverse landscapes, and role as a member of the European Union and NATO.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf South Slavic language
autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church
city
country in Europe
currency
medieval state
medieval state
mountain peak
sovereign state
unicameral parliament
borderedBy Greece
North Macedonia
Romania
Serbia
Turkey
callingCode +359
capital Sofia
continent Europe
country Bulgaria self-linksurface differs
currency Bulgarian lev
dominantChurch Bulgarian Orthodox Church
drivesOn right
drivingSide right
governmentType unitary parliamentary republic
hasCoastOn Black Sea
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister of Bulgaria
headOfStateTitle President of Bulgaria
highestPoint Musala
surface form: Mount Musala
historicalPredecessor First Bulgarian Empire
Second Bulgarian Empire
internetTLD .bg
ISO3166-1Alpha2 BG
ISO3166-1Alpha3 BGR
joinedEU 2007
joinedNATO 2004
legislature National Assembly of Bulgaria
locatedIn Musala
surface form: Rila Mountains

Balkans
surface form: Southeast Europe
locatedOn Balkans
surface form: Balkan Peninsula
majorRiver Danube
Maritsa
Struma
memberOf Black Sea Economic Cooperation
Council of Europe
European Union
NATO
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
surface form: OSCE

United Nations
World Trade Organization
surface form: WTO
mountainRange Balkan Mountains
Pirin Mountains
Rhodope Mountains
Rila Mountains
nationalDay 3 March
nationalSport wrestling
officialLanguage Bulgarians
surface form: Bulgarian
popularSport football
religionMajority Eastern Orthodox Christianity
timeZone Eastern European Time
timeZoneDST Eastern European Summer Time
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Boyana Church
Rila Monastery
Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak
Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari
UNMemberSince 1955
writingSystem Cyrillic script

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BG ISO3166-1 alpha-2 code for Bulgaria
BG UNMemberState Bulgaria
this entity surface form: Republic of Bulgaria
Berdan rifle alsoUsedBy Bulgaria
BGR assignedTo Bulgaria
Struma basinCountry Bulgaria
Yantra basinCountry Bulgaria
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Bulgaria
Ilija Trojanow birthCountry Bulgaria
North Macedonia borderCountry Bulgaria
Turkey borderCountry Bulgaria
Greece borderedBy Bulgaria
Kingdom of Serbia borderedBy Bulgaria
Romania borderedBy Bulgaria
Serbia borderedBy Bulgaria
Yugoslavia borderedBy Bulgaria
Black Sea borderedByCountry Bulgaria
subject surface form: Black Sea
Drama (regional unit) borders Bulgaria
Marmara Region borders Bulgaria
1984 Summer Olympics boycott Bulgaria
Ilija Trojanow citizenship Bulgaria
Chandrayaan-1 collaboration Bulgaria
Balkan Mountains country Bulgaria
Blagoevgrad country Bulgaria
Boris III of Bulgaria country Bulgaria
Boyana Church country Bulgaria
Bulgarian Air Force country Bulgaria
this entity surface form: People's Republic of Bulgaria
BCP country Bulgaria
subject surface form: Bulgarian Communist Party
this entity surface form: People's Republic of Bulgaria