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| '''Bulgaria''' (''Balgariya'', pronounced, officially the '''Republic of Bulgaria''' , ''Republika Balgariya'', pronounced re-incarnates one of the oldest [[state]]s in [[Europe]], located in [[Balkans|Southeastern Europe]], bordering five other countries: [[Romania]] to the north (mostly along the [[Danube]]), [[Serbia]] and the [[Republic of Macedonia]] to the west, and [[Greece]] and [[Turkey]] to the south. The [[Black Sea]] defines the extent of the country to the east. | '''Bulgaria''' (''Balgariya'', pronounced, officially the '''Republic of Bulgaria''' , ''Republika Balgariya'', pronounced re-incarnates one of the oldest [[state]]s in [[Europe]], located in [[Balkans|Southeastern Europe]], bordering five other countries: [[Romania]] to the north (mostly along the [[Danube]]), [[Serbia]] and the [[Republic of Macedonia]] to the west, and [[Greece]] and [[Turkey]] to the south. The [[Black Sea]] defines the extent of the country to the east. | ||
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| - | Bulgaria comprises the [[Ancient Rome| classical]] regions of [[Moesia]], [[Thrace]], and [[Macedonia (region)|Macedonia]]. [[Old European culture]] in the region started to produce [[Varna necropolis|golden artifacts]] by the fifth millennium BCE. | + | *[[Buzludzha]] |
| - | + | *[[Tzvetan Todorov]] (1939 – 2017), a Bulgarian-French historian, philosopher, structuralist literary critic. | |
| - | The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name, language, and alphabet) of the [[First Bulgarian Empire]] (632/681 - 1018), which at times covered most of the Balkans and spread its alphabet, literature and culture among the [[Slavic peoples|Slavic]] and other peoples of Eastern Europe. Centuries later, with the decline of the [[Second Bulgarian Empire]] (1185 - 1396/1422), the country came under [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] rule for nearly five centuries. Diplomacy re-established Bulgaria as a [[constitutional monarchy]] in 1878, with the [[Treaty of San Stefano]] marking the birth of the [[History of Bulgaria (1878–1946)|Third Bulgarian Kingdom]]. After [[World War II]], Bulgaria became a [[communist state]] and part of the [[Eastern Bloc]]. | + | *[[Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares]] |
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| - | Currently, Bulgaria functions as a [[parliament]]ary [[democracy]] under a [[unitary state|unitary]] [[constitutional republic]]. A member of the [[European Union]] since [[2007]] and [[NATO]] since [[2004]], it has a population of approximately 7.7 million, with [[Sofia]] as its [[capital]] and largest city. | + | |
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Bulgaria (Balgariya, pronounced, officially the Republic of Bulgaria , Republika Balgariya, pronounced re-incarnates one of the oldest states in Europe, located in Southeastern Europe, bordering five other countries: Romania to the north (mostly along the Danube), Serbia and the Republic of Macedonia to the west, and Greece and Turkey to the south. The Black Sea defines the extent of the country to the east.
See also
- Buzludzha
- Tzvetan Todorov (1939 – 2017), a Bulgarian-French historian, philosopher, structuralist literary critic.
- Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares
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