Bulgaria
Flag of Bulgaria


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Flag Description
Three equal horizontal bands of white (top), green, and red; the national emblem formerly on the hoist side of the white stripe has been removed - it contained a rampant lion within a wreath of wheat ears below a red five-pointed star and above a ribbon bearing the dates 681 (first Bulgarian state established) and 1944 (liberation from Nazi control).

Currency
The lev.

Astronomy
Today's date is November 22, 2009. There is currently a New Moon.

Location
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Romania and Turkey.

Climate
Temperate; cold, damp winters; hot, dry summers.

Terrain
Mostly mountains with lowlands in north and southeast.

Elevation Extremes
Lowest point: Black Sea 0 m ... Highest point: Musala 2,925 m

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Bulgaria

This is a map of Bulgaria. The map illustrates the location of Sofia and its proximity to Pleven, Stara Zagora, Varna, and the Black Sea.

Other countries on this map include: Romania / Greece / Turkey

Bulgaria News:
Bulgaria arrests 'baby smugglers'
Bulgarian police arrest a couple suspected of trafficking pregnant women into Greece, where they sold their babies for adoption.
New lives for Bulgaria's abandoned children
Award-winning documentary filmmaker Kate Blewett travels to Bulgaria to see how things have changed for the abandoned children who featured in her film and sparked an international outcry.

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