Bulgaria and its Language

Bulgaria shares borders with Serbia, Macedonia, Romania, Greece, and Turkey. Two mountain ranges and two great valleys mark the topography of Bulgaria, a country the size of Tennessee and situated on the Black Sea. The Maritsa is Bulgaria's principal river, and the Danube also flows through the country.

Government - Parlimentary democracy.
Land area: 42,683 sq mi (110,549 sq km); total area: 42,823 sq mi (110,910 sq km )
Population (2007 est.): 7,322,858 (growth rate: -0.8%); birth rate: 9.6/1000; infant mortality rate: 19.2/1000; life expectancy: 72.6; density per sq mi: 172
Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Sofia, 1,088,700
Other large cities: Plovdiv, 338,200; Varna, 312,300; Burgas, 192,000; Ruse, 161,000
Monetary unit: Lev
Languages: Bulgarian 85%, Turkish 10%, Roma 4%
Ethnicity/race: Bulgarian 83.9%, Turk 9.4%, Roma 4.7%, other (including Macedonian, Armenian, Tatar, Circassian) 2% (2001)
Religions: Bulgarian Orthodox 83%, Islam 12%, other Christian 1% (2001)