Tschinar Travel Agency
Bulgaria
Sunny beach 8420
p.b. 124
tel. 00359 554 22533
fax: 00359 554 22532
e-mail: tsch@infotel.bg
tsch@mbox.contact.bg
About the country
The oficial anthem of the Republic of Bulgaria is Bulgaria Mila Rodino (Dear Motherland).
The local population is 7 973 673 people.
The ethnic groups that live in Bulgaria are Turks, Gypsies, Armenians, Jews, Greeks, Wallachians, and Albanians. All minorities live in harmony with the Bulgarian population without any social or ethnic pressure.
As for the religion the greater part of Bulgarian population is Eastern Orthodox. Smaller groups form Muslims, Catholics, Protestants, as well Dunov’s followers, Rosenkreuzer’s followers, Mormons, etc. The Bulgarian Church is autonomous and headed by a Patriarch.
Capital: Sofia (pop. 1,141,000)
Large Cities: Plovdiv, Varna, Bourgas, Veliko Turnovo, Stara Zagora, Rousse, Pleven, Dobrich, Shoumen
The oficial language in the country is Bulgarian.
English, German, and Russian is spoken mostly in the local resorts.
Th alphabet is Cyrillic. Signs along international motorways, in airports and resorts are also spelled in Roman letters.
The official holidays are:
January 1 - New Year
March 3 - Bulgaria's Liberation from Ottoman rule
Easter - one week after the Catholic Easter
May 1 - Labour Day
May 6 - Bulgarian Army Day
May 24 - Day of Bulgarian Culture and the Slav Script
September 6 - Bulgaria's Unification
September 22 - Independance Day
December 25-26 - Christmas
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Burgas
3°C
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3°C
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Varna
3°C
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3°C
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Sofia
-1°C
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-1°C
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Plovdiv
-1°C
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-1°C
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