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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: 7,694,576 (2012E—UN); 7,364,570 (2011C). More than 900,000 Bulgarians have emigrated since 1989.
Major Urban Centers (2012E): SOFIA (1,241,000), Plovdiv (339,000), Varna (335,000), Bourgas (211,000), Ruse (150,000).
Official Language: Bulgarian.
Monetary Unit: Lev (market rate November 1, 2013: 1.45 leva = $1US). The lev is pegged to the euro, which Bulgaria hopes to adopt as its official currency, at the rate of 1.95583 leva = 1 euro.
President: Rosen Plevneliev (elected as the candidate of the Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria [GERB], from ...