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Bulgaria
Republic of Bulgaria
Republika Balgariya
Political Status: Communist constitution of May 18, 1971, substantially modified on April 3, 1990; present name adopted November 15, 1990; current democratic constitution adopted July 12, 1991.
Area: 42, 823 sq. mi. (110, 912 sq. km.).
Population: 7, 928, 901 (2001C); 7, 509, 000 (2010E). More than 900, 000 Bulgarians have emigrated since 1989.
Major Urban Centers (2005E): SOFIA (1, 194, 000), Plovdiv (337, 000), Varna (323, 000), Bourgas (213, 000), Rousse (182, 000).
Official Language: Bulgarian.
Monetary Unit: Lev (official rate November 1, 2010: 1.40 leva = $1US). The lev is pegged to the euro, which Bulgaria hopes to adopt as its official currency in 2012, at the rate of 1.9558 leva = 1 euro.
President: Georgi PARVANOV (elected as the candidate of the Bulgarian Socialist ...