Territory: 110,993,6 km2

Population: 7,973,671

Capital: Sofia

Official language: Bulgarian

Religion: Orthodox

Political system: Parliamentary Republic

Head of State: Georgi Purvanov

Prime Minister: Simeon Saxe–Coburg Gotha

Administrative regions: Sofia – city, Sofia district, Bourgas, Varna, Plovdiv, Rousse, Haskovo, Lovetch, Montana, Sliven, Yambol, Dobrich, Silistra, Shumen, Gabrovo, Pleven, Vidin, Vratza, Veliko Turnovo, Pazardjik, Smolyan, Razgrad, Targovishte, Blagoevgrad, Pernik, Kardjali, Stara Zagora.

Official holidays:

January 1st – New Year’s Holiday;
March 3rd – National Holiday;
Easter, and the first Monday after Easter;
May 1st – Labour Day;
May 6th – Gergyovden (Saint George’s Day), and the Day of the Bulgarian Army Day;
May 24th – Cyril and Methodius Day;
September 6th – Unification Day;
September 22d – Independence Day;
November 1st - National Day of the Bulgarian Revival Leaders; December 24th ,25th, and 26th – Christmas Days;

National currency: Lev

Measures and scales: the metric system

Time zone: GMT +2