Bulgaria

In Bulgaria live 7.72 million people. The Bulgarian territory includes about 110.910 km² with a population density of 70 inhabitants per km². The capital of Bulgaria is Sofia. Bulgaria joined the EU in 2004. Head of state is president Georgi Parvanov.
Bulgaria has been inhabited since the Stone Age. A golden treasure was found in Varna many years ago and is recognized as the oldest archaeological finding. Football and sailing are the most popular sports in Bulgaria. There are many architects, artists, musicians, actors, writers and poets in Bulgaria.
The tourism in Bulgaria is divided into several areas, for example recreation and aquatic tourism, hunting tourism, winter sports and cultural tourism. The mass tourism on the Black Sea coast is very well developed.
The rivers Donau and Maritza flow through Bulgaria There are two big mountains,the Stara Planina and the Rhodopen. The highest mountain is the Musala. Adjacent countries are Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Yugoslavia and Turkey. There are always hot summers and relatively cold winters in Bulgaria. Natural resources in Bulgaria are bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, coal and wood.