Proper nounBulgaria
Derived termsFrom Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Bulgaria (pronounced /bʌlˈɡɛəriə/ ( listen) Bulgarian: България, transliterated: Bulgaria, pronounced [bɤ̞lˈɡarijɐ]), officially the Republic of Bulgaria (Република България, transliterated: Republika Bulgaria, [rɛˈpublikɐ bɤ̞lˈɡarijɐ]), is a country in south-eastern Europe. Bulgaria borders five other countries: Romania to the north (mostly along the River Danube), Serbia and the Republic of Macedonia to the west, and Greece and Turkey to the south. The Black Sea defines the extent of the country to the east. With a territory of 110,994 square kilometers, Bulgaria ranks as the 16th-largest country in Europe. Several mountainous areas define the landscape, most notably the Stara Planina (Balkan) and Rodopi mountain ranges, as well as the Rila range, which includes the highest peak in the Balkan region, Musala. In contrast, the Danubian plain in the north and the Upper Thracian Plain in the south represent Bulgaria's lowest and most fertile regions. The 378-kilometer Black Sea coastline covers the entire eastern bound of the country. Bulgaria's capital city and largest settlement is Sofia, with a permanent population of 1,405,000 people. The emergence of a unified Bulgarian national identity and state dates back to the 7th century AD. All Bulgarian political entities that subsequently emerged preserved the traditions (in ethnic name, language and alphabet) of the First Bulgarian Empire (681 – 1018), which at times covered most of the Balkans and eventually became a cultural hub for the Slavs in the Middle Ages. With the decline of the Second Bulgarian Empire (1185 – 1396/1422), Bulgarian territories came under Ottoman rule for nearly five centuries. The Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878 led to the establishment of a Third Bulgarian state as a principality in 1878, which gained its full sovereignty in 1908. In 1945, after World War II, it became a communist state and was a part of the Eastern Bloc until the political changes in Eastern Europe in 1989/1990, when the Communist Party allowed multi-party elections and Bulgaria undertook a transition to parliamentary democracy and free-market capitalism. Bulgaria functions as a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic. A member of the European Union, NATO, the United Nations and the World Trade Organization, it has a high Human Development Index of 0.840, ranking 61st in the world in 2009. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License What are the implications of EU enlargement for Bulgaria? Q. What problems have bulgaria encountered from joining the EU? What problems do they face? What have the Bonuses of joining the EU been for Bulgaria? Asked by Hayley - Wed Aug 20 06:17:00 2008 - - 3 Answers - 3 Comments A. It makes Europe look ever more cumbersome and unwieldy - the slight technical hitch is that Bulgaria isn't actually in Europe. The whole concept looks sillier by the day. When will Nigeria join ? Answered by Lorne - Wed Aug 20 07:43:05 2008 How much money to spend on food if I stay for 30 days in Bulgaria? Q. Hey everyone, Just wanted to ask some travellers how much money is required to spend entirely on food if staying for 30 days in Bulgaria for a single person (I am going to live in the city of Sofia). Are there any recommendations for relatively cheap restaurants and cafe's in Sofia? Is it true that american dollars are more popular than a national bulgarian currency? Any help appreciated Asked by retail girl - Mon Oct 8 02:30:39 2007 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. In Sofia things are pretty expensive by Bulgarian standards, but even so, 10 euro per day should feed you, and allow for a glass of local wine. The cuisine can be rather "heavy", and meat rich, but is usually very tasty. They cook pork (svinsko) paticularly well, and serve some variation on yoghurt (which they claim to have invented) with many dishes. It is always worth asking if the dish you have ordered will be served with a side dish (garnitura), as this will almost invariably be charged seperately, as will bread. A visit to fascinating and renovated Halite food market will enable you to stretch your budget. The local currency is fixed rigidly at about 1.95 lev to the euro, and there is no preference for dollars. Answered by netruden - Tue Oct 9 12:51:20 2007 Does anyone out there know the tone of someone from Bulgaria as opposed to someone from Ghana?
Q. Have been speaking with someone never seen on the tele saying they are from Bulgaria/Britain but they sound just like someone from Africa. How can you know if you are speaking to a Bulgarian or an African? Asked by MRS M HILLYBABY - Wed Sep 23 15:03:40 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. The two accents are very very different Bulgarians have a thick Slavic accents when they speak English. They sound like they are Russian. Here's the Harry Potter actor Stanislav Ianevski from Bulgaria Lots of Bulgarians can't say Ws, they say it like V. So ask them to say Washington and they say Vashington, or we will becomes ve vill like with Russians. I have Bulgarian neighbours in my building and I thought they were Russian for the longest time because they sound like Russians. It's a very different accent from Ghanaian. Most Ghanaians sound like Kofi Annan from the UN. Or if a woman here is our current Miss Ghana You could always suggest a Skype videochat so you see the person. There are very few white people in Ghana and very… [cont.] Answered by Ghana Banana - Thu Sep 24 18:32:56 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Bulgaria"  setimes.com Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:43:57 GMT+00:00 , Greek cabinets hold joint meeting Southeast European Times SOFIA, Bulgaria -- The cabinets of Bulgaria and Greece held a joint meeting in Sofia on Tuesday (July 27th), where Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov ... Bulgaria and Greece agreed to cooperate at a high level bsanna news bulgarian PM Demands Probe of 'Killer' Plea Bargain Novinite.com PM heads to Bulgaria to revive Burgas-Alexandroupoli scheme Kathimerini Athens News Agency - EUobserver.com - The Moscow News  publics.bg Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:08:54 GMT+00:00 abstained in the UN vote to declare clean water and sanitation as ... publics.bg In the voting, Bulgaria was among the 41 abstaining countries. Other European countries abstaining from the vote were Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, ...  cbc.ca Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:32:15 GMT+00:00 CBC.ca Canadians with multiple sclerosis have gone to countries such as Hungary, Poland and Bulgaria to seek the treatment, which is not available in Canada. Sask. plan to fund MS treatment trials raises debate across Canada Montreal Gazette Wall sticks by MS plan, but other premiers skeptical Globe and Mail Ontario won't yet fund studies on new MS treatment CTV.ca StarPhoenix - Global Winnipeg - Edmonton Journal From Google News Search: "Bulgaria"  bulgaria-trips.info 384px x 512px | 76.30kB [source page] Parent Directory 15 Jan 2010 12 43 Bulgaria rose valley > 24 Sep 2008 14 47 76k Shipka monument jpg 24 Sep 2008 14 47 60k  i440.photobucket.com 640px x 1024px | 103.10kB [source page] Belgium Bosnia Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia From Yahoo Image Search: "Bulgaria"  worldbulletin.net unknown ue, 27 Jul 2010 09:06:00 GM Turkish State Minister Faruk Celik has proceed from Kardzhali province of . Bulgaria. to capital province of Sofia on Monday after completing talks with ethnic Turks living in the region as part of a three-day trip to . Bulgaria. . ...  eurasiareview.com (SETimes) Sun, 25 Jul 2010 23:02:18 GM Bulgaria. On EU Excessive Deficit Watch Monday, 26 July 2010 01:02 Written by 0 Comments A EU economic and finance ministers approved a proposal by...  visitbulgaria.info Marina Dimova ue, 27 Jul 2010 19:10:01 GM Researchers have found that women anxious to lose weight spend a staggering 25233 on diets over their lifetime. According to them, the average female goes on diet thrice a year, shelling out 180.81 on gyms, fitness magazines, ... From Google Blog Search: "Bulgaria" See also:
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