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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EET usedInCountry Bulgaria
FET usedInCountry Bulgaria
First Lady usedInCountry Bulgaria
InterCity usedInCountry Bulgaria
Pavel usedInCountry Bulgaria
Church Slavonic usedInRegion Bulgaria