BULGARIA
ADMINISTRATIVE REGIONS
- Sofia City
- Sofia Region
- Blagoevgrad Region
- Bourgas Region
- Dobrich Region
- Plovdiv Region
- Varna Region
GENERAL INFORMATION
- History
- Climate & Relief
- Politics & Economy
- Population & Religion
CULTURE
- Alphabet & Numbers
- Bulgarian cuisine
- Festivals & Events
- Holidays
TRANSPORT
- Airports
- Border & Customs Regulations
- Driving
- Vignette System
- Public Transport
USEFUL INFO
- Emergency numbers
- Diplomatic Mission
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- Press & Radio
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- Telephone Services
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- Tips
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POPULATION
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Population: 7 973 671 citizens, incl.
- Bulgarians: 6 655 210
- Bulgarian Turks: 746 664
- Gypsies: 370 908
- Russians: 15 595
- Armenians: 10 832
- Wallachs: 10 566
- Macedonians: 5 071
- Greeks: 3 408
- Ukrainian: 2 489
- Jews: 1 363
Principal Cities:
- Sofia: 1 173 988 citizens
- Plovdiv: 338 302
- Varna: 320 668
- Bourgas: 209 479
- Rousse: 178 435
- Stara Zagora: 167 708
- Pleven: 149 174
- Sliven: 136 148
- Dobrich: 100 379
- Shumen: 104 473
- Pernik: 104 626
- Haskovo: 99 181
- Yambol: 82 656
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RELIGION
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- Eastern Orthodox Christians - 82.6 % of the population
- Islam - 12.2 %
- Other religions - 1.3 % including:
- Catholics - 43 811
- Protestants - 42 308
- Armenians - 6 500
- Judeans - 653
- Without any specific religious denomination - 3.9 %
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Full freedom of the religious denominations is proclaimed in the Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria.
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