Bulgaria is a Parliamentary Republic
The Head of State is Mr. Georgi Purvanov and the Prime Minister is Mr. Sergey Stanishev.
Bulgaria has a Government coalition and consists of National Movement Simeon II, the Bulgarian Socialist Party and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms.
Territory 110.910 sq. km, compared to Belgium: 30.528 km²,and The Netherlands: 41.526 km².
Population - 7.977.646 inhabitants.
Capital Sofia – 1.173.811 people.
Time Zone Amsterdam/Brussels + 1.
Religion is Eastern Orthodox.
Monetary Unit is the Lev - 1 € = 1.95 Lev’s.
Voltage: 220 volts AC, 50Hz. Round 2-pin plugs.
Gross National Income: per person US$ 3.101 in 2004.
EU Membership on 1 January 2007.
Full NATO Membership, since 2 April 2004.