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Name: Republic of Bulgaria
Location : Eastern Europe
Time : IST (-) 3 1/2 Hrs
Capital : Sofia
Language : Bulgarian (official) 84.5%, Turkish 9.6%, Roma 4.1%, other and unspecified 1.8% (2001 census)
Area : 110,994 sq kms
Population : 7,093,635 (July 2011 est.)
National Day : 03 Mar
Currency : Bulgarian Lev (BGN) 1 = INR 35.82.
Climate : Varies according to altitude. Summers are warmest with some rainfall, with the south feeling the influence of the Mediterranean. Winters are cold with snow. It rains frequently during spring and autumn.
Holidays : YEAR 2013: 1 Jan New Year's Day. 3 Mar National Day (Day of Liberation). 1 May Labour Day. 3 May Orthodox Easter. 6 May St George's Day (Day of Bulgarian Army). 24 May St Cyril and Methodius Day (Day of Culture and Literacy). 6 Sep Unification Day. 22 Sep Independence Day. 1 Nov Day of the Bulgarian Revival Leaders. 24 Dec Christmas Eve. 25 Dec Christmas Day. 31 Dec New Year's Eve.
Airline Name : Balkan-Bulgarian Airlines (LZ)
International Airports : Sofia (SOF), Varna (VAR) , Bourgas (BOJ)