Capital: Sofia Time: +2 GMT Area: 110,994 sq km Population: 8,240,426 (estimated on July 1998) Currency: Lev Form of government: republic; the National Assembly is the legislature and consists of 240 members elected to serve four-year terms; the President is the head of the state and is elected for a period of five years Official language: Bulgarian Religion: Christian Orthodox (85%), Muslim (13%), Catholic (1%), Other (1%) National holiday: Independance Day 3 March (1878 from the Ottoman Empire)

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Official sites

The President of Bulgaria
Government of the Republic of Bulgaria 
National Assembly (Narodno Sqbranie) 
Sofia University 
Universities in Bulgaria
Sofia.com 

Bulgarian Embassy in the USA 

Live Radio on The Internet

Classic FM - 89.1 FM (Sofia) - Live Feed 
Darik Radio - Live Feed
Radio Plovdiv - 94 FM (Plovdiv) - Live Feed

Newspapers & Magazines

BTA News
Bulgarian Press Agency (BTA)
Democratia
Kapital
Kontinent 
News Related to Bulgaria 
Pari - Biweekly Edition in English 
Sega
Yahoo/Reuters news on Bulgaria

Tourism

Hotels in Bulgaria
Information about Bulgaria 
Rough Guide to Bulgaria
Ski Resorts in Bulgaria
The Mountains of Bulgaria: Walker's Companion
Tourism page at www.Sofia.com
Travel Bulgaria

Culture

English-language  materials about the Bulgarian history 
Short text about the Bulgarian history 
The Bulgarian Contribution To The World Cultural Heritage

Miscellaneous

Wines of Bulgaria 
Wines Haskovo
Wines & Alcohols
English-language reference materials about the Bulgarian cuisine
Bulgarians on the Net