Bulgaria - A Country Profile

Formal Name: Republic of Bulgaria (Republika B¿lgariya).
Short Form: Bulgaria.
Term for Citizens(s): Bulgarian(s).
Capital: Sofia.
Other Major Cities (in order of population): Plovdiv, Varna, Burgas, Ruse, Stara Zagora, Pleven, and Sliven.
Independence: Bulgaria recognizes its independence day as September 22, 1908, when the Kingdom of Bulgaria declared its independence from the Ottoman Empire.
Public Holidays: Bulgaria celebrates the following national holidays: New Year's (January 1); National Day (March 3); Orthodox Easter (variable date in April or early May); Labor Day (May 1); St. George's Day or Army Day (May 6); Education Day (May 24); Unification Day (September 6); Independence Day (September 22); Leaders of the Bulgarian Revival Day (November 1); and Christmas (December 24-26).

Product details

• Authors: Library Of Congress, Federal Research Division
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.01.2015
• EAN: 9781312807716
• ISBN: 978-1-312-80771-6
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 216 mm x 280 mm x 2 mm
• Weight: 111 g
• Subject: Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias