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Bulgaria is a southeastern European country. It is bounded on the north by Romania, on the east by the Black Sea, on the south by Greece and Turkey, and on the west by Serbia and the Republic of Macedonia. The area of Bulgaria is 110,912 sq. km (42,823 sq mi). More than half of Bulgaria is hilly or mountainous; the average elevation is about 480 m (1,575 ft).

The population is nearly 9 mil. - mainly ethnic Bulgarian (about 85%). The official language is Bulgarian.

Sofia is the largest city and the capital of the country, with population over one million. Other major cities are Plovdiv (over 300,000), Varna (nearly 300,000) and Rousse (over 200,000).
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