{"id":11873,"date":"2018-08-09T14:11:49","date_gmt":"2018-08-09T13:11:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/"},"modified":"2018-08-09T14:11:49","modified_gmt":"2018-08-09T13:11:49","slug":"bulgaria-google-maps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/","title":{"rendered":"Bulgaria Google Maps &#038; Wiki"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Bulgaria Map<\/a><\/h1>\n<p><strong><a href =\"#google-maps\">Google Maps<\/a>, <\/strong>detailed<strong> facts of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/\">Bulgaria<\/a><\/strong> (ISO: BU) <strong>and<\/strong> the capital city, <strong>Sofia<\/strong>. This page enables you to explore <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/\">Bulgaria<\/a> and its land boundaries in total: 1,806 km. You may also view the border countries of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/\">Bulgaria<\/a> (total: 5, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/greece-google-maps\/\">Greece<\/a> 472 km, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/macedonia-google-maps\/\">Macedonia<\/a> 162 km, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/romania-google-maps\/\">Romania<\/a> 605 km, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/serbia-google-maps\/\">Serbia<\/a> 344 km, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/turkey-google-maps\/\">Turkey<\/a> 223 km with its area of total: 110,879 sq km; land: 108,489 sq km, water: 2,390 sq km through detailed Satellite imagery \u2013 fast and easy as never before &#8211; with Google Maps. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Find comprehensive geographical, economic, environmental, governmental, cultural, scientific, historical, and demographical related information below on the wiki page of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/\">Bulgaria<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In case if you are traveling by car, there is also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/\">Street View<\/a><\/a> and free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/google-route-planner\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/google-route-planner\/\">Driving Directions<\/a><\/a> by Google at your service.<\/p>\n<p>Your virtual Sightseeing in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/\">Bulgaria<\/a>, Europe starts here on this map &#038; Wiki page.<\/p>\n<div id=\"google-maps\"><\/div>\n\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/\">Bulgaria<\/a> Google Maps &#038; Facts<\/h2>\n<p>This virtual map shows <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/\">Bulgaria<\/a>, located in Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/romania-google-maps\/\">Romania<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/turkey-google-maps\/\">Turkey<\/a>, with its cities, towns, highways, main roads, streets, <strong>Street Views, and terrain maps<\/strong> regularly updated <strong>by Google<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\t\/*\n\t\tvar kgmap_zoom_level = 'auto';\n\t\tvar trafficLayerEnabled   = false;\n\t\tvar transitLayerEnabled   = false;\n\t\tvar tempUnit              = google.maps.weather.TemperatureUnit.FAHRENHEIT;\n\t\tvar bikeLayerEnabled      = false;\n\t\tvar weatherLayerEnabled   = false;\n\t\tvar cloudLayerEnabled     = false;\n*\/\n\t<\/script>\n\t<div id=\"kgmapSimpleMap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"kgmapRoutePlannerSearchPanel\">\n\t\t\t\t<form action=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/#googlemaps\" method=\"get\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"address\">Search for a place<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"address\" id=\"address\" placeholder=\"Address, landmark, or category\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input  type=\"submit\" value=\"Show map  \u27a2\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"googlemaps\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Link egys\u00e9g hirdet\u00e9sek -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5759976617380173\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9897006634\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"link\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\t\t\n\n\n\t\t<div style=\"clear: both\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed\/v1\/place?key=AIzaSyDmBBHvVub485_rlkT9ae1hQaeEreacHx4&amp;q=United+States\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600px\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; 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All you have to do is drag and pull the little yellow man (Pegman) on the Google map above the desired location in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/\">Bulgaria<\/a>. After that, whenever it is available (currently more than 50 countries provided by Google around the world), blue stripes will appear to show the photos and details from Google\u2019s regularly updated database.<\/p>\n<p>The <a title=\"Bulgaria Google Maps\" href=\"#google-maps\">map of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/\">Bulgaria<\/a><\/a>, Europe is free, but for informational use only. No representation or warranty has been made as to any map or its content by Search <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/google-route-planner\/\">Driving Directions<\/a>.com. User assumes all risk of use of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/\">Bulgaria<\/a> Google map and fast facts\/wiki page.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a title=\"Back to the top of Bulgaria Google map and wiki page\" href=\"#top\">Top of page<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"tg-wrap\">\n<table class=\"tg\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"tg-hgcj\" colspan=\"4\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Geographical facts about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/\">Bulgaria<\/a> including Sofia, the capital city of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/\">Bulgaria<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\"><strong>Name of the country:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/\">Bulgaria<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\"><strong>Capital city:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\">Sofia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-031e\"><strong>Geographical coordinates of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/\">Bulgaria<\/a>:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-031e\">43 00 N, 25 00 E<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-031e\"><strong>Geographical coordinates of Sofia:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-031e\">42 41 N 23 19 E<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\"><strong>Location of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/\">Bulgaria<\/a>:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\">Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/romania-google-maps\/\">Romania<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/turkey-google-maps\/\">Turkey<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\"><strong>Continent \/ area:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\">Europe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-031e\"><strong>The area of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/\">Bulgaria<\/a>:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-031e\">total: 110,879 sq km; land: 108,489 sq km, water: 2,390 sq km<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-031e\"><strong>Area comparative of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/\">Bulgaria<\/a>:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-031e\">slightly larger than Tennessee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\"><strong>The elevation data of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/\">Bulgaria<\/a>:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\">mean elevation: 472 m, elevation extremes; lowest point: Black Sea 0 m, highest point: Musala 2,925 m<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\"><strong>The climate of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/\">Bulgaria<\/a>:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\">temperate: cold, damp winters: hot, dry summers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-031e\"><strong>Land use of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/\">Bulgaria<\/a>:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-031e\">agricultural land: 46.9%; arable land 29.9%; permanent crops 1.5%; permanent pasture 15.5%; forest: 36.7%; other: 16.4% (2011 estimate)<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-031e\"><strong>Irrigated land:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-031e\">1,020 sq km (2012)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\"><strong>Geographical notes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/\">Bulgaria<\/a>:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\">strategic location near Turkish Straits; controls key land routes from Europe to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/category\/middle-east\/\" class=\"ilgen\">Middle East<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/category\/asia\/\" class=\"ilgen\">Asia<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\"><strong>The terrain of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/\">Bulgaria<\/a>:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\">mostly mountains with lowlands in north and southeast<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-031e\"><strong>Land boundaries of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/\">Bulgaria<\/a>:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-031e\">total: 1,806 km<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-031e\"><strong>Borders countries of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/\">Bulgaria<\/a>:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-031e\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/greece-google-maps\/\">Greece<\/a> 472 km, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/macedonia-google-maps\/\">Macedonia<\/a> 162 km, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/romania-google-maps\/\">Romania<\/a> 605 km, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/serbia-google-maps\/\">Serbia<\/a> 344 km, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/turkey-google-maps\/\">Turkey<\/a> 223 km<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\"><strong>Maritime claims of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/\">Bulgaria<\/a>:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\">territorial sea: 12 nautical miles, contiguous zone: 24 nautical miles, exclusive economic zone: 200 nautical miles<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-4eph\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a title=\"Back to the top of Bulgaria Google map and wiki page\" href=\"#top\">Top of page<\/a><\/p>\n\n<h3>Fast Facts about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/\">Bulgaria<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Are you traveling to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/\">Bulgaria<\/a>? When you are on the way to explore foreign countries in Europe, it is always good to be aware of <strong>the nature of<\/strong> that specific<strong> nation and the surroundings<\/strong>, in this case: Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/romania-google-maps\/\">Romania<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/turkey-google-maps\/\">Turkey<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Did you know that the <strong>legal system of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/\">Bulgaria<\/a><\/strong> is civil law?<\/p>\n<p>When you are traveling around or looking for accommodation in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/\">Bulgaria<\/a>, you would better know that (the lengths of roadways total: 19,512 km, paved: 19,235 km (including 458 km of expressways), unpaved: 277 km, note: does not include Category IV local roads (2011)), and the most crowded areas in this country are: SOFIA (capital) 1.226 million (2015). The urbanization rate in this country looks like the following: urban population: 73.9% of the total population (2015).<\/p>\n<p>The total <strong>population<\/strong> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/\">Bulgaria<\/a>:<strong> 7,144,653 (July 2016 estimate)<\/strong> with a <strong>population growth rate<\/strong> of -0.6% (2016 estimate) and the most widely<strong> spoken language(s) are <\/strong>Bulgarian (official language) 76.8%, Turkish 8.2%, Roma 3.8%, other 0.7%, unspecified 10.5% (2011 estimate). These days, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/\">Bulgaria<\/a> has to face a <strong>net migration rate of<\/strong> -0.3 migrant(s) \/ 1,000 population (2016 estimate).<\/p>\n<p>You may find the following <strong>ethnic groups<\/strong> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/\">Bulgaria<\/a> nowadays; Bulgarian 76.9%, Turkish 8%, Roma 4.4%, other 0.7% (including Russian, Armenian, and Vlach), other (unknown) 10% (2011 estimate).<\/p>\n<p><strong>The right to vote<\/strong> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/\">Bulgaria<\/a> can be exercised by the population <strong>from the age of 18 years of age, universal<\/strong> and <strong>he following ways can earn the citizenship<\/strong>; citizenship by birth: no. Citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/\">Bulgaria<\/a>. Dual citizenship recognized: yes, residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years.<\/p>\n<p>In case if you plan to visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/\">Bulgaria<\/a> for shopping, or for business porpuses, it is good to know that the <strong>national holiday(s) in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/\">Bulgaria<\/a><\/strong> are: Liberation Day, 3 March (1878).<\/p>\n<p>Whether you are traveling for business or not, never forget that sometimes there are several <strong>risks\/hazards<\/strong> on your way; <strong>In the case of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/\">Bulgaria<\/a><\/strong>, these are the most likely dangers you might face: earthquakes; landslides. What do you think? Are you prepared enough to visit Sofia and\/or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/\">Bulgaria<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>Living with the given conditions, affected by all the civilization and natural harms in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/\">Bulgaria<\/a>, the population has to face a <strong>death rate<\/strong> of 14.5 deaths \/ 1,000 population (2016 estimate).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a title=\"Back to the top of Bulgaria Google map and wiki page\" href=\"#top\">Top of page<\/a><\/p>\n\n<h3>Travel references about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/\">Bulgaria<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>To make your travel experience better, you may do it better to understand at least one of the most widely <strong>spoken languages in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/\">Bulgaria<\/a><\/strong>. Here they are: Bulgarian (official language) 76.8%, Turkish 8.2%, Roma 3.8%, other 0.7%, unspecified 10.5% (2011 estimate).<\/p>\n<p>For your local internet searches, use the following TLD: .bg<\/p>\n<p>Do not be surprised, when visiting this country, its <strong>climate<\/strong> typically is like this; temperate: cold, damp winters: hot, dry summers.<\/p>\n<p>Its <strong>capital city is Sofia<\/strong>, where the <strong>local time zone is<\/strong> UTC+2, which is 7 hours ahead of Washington DC during Standard Time. Note to the timezone in Sofia: Daylight saving time: +1hr begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October.<\/p>\n<p>For nature lovers, we do note the following <strong>elevation data<\/strong> regarding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/\">Bulgaria<\/a>; mean elevation: 472 m, elevation extremes; lowest point: Black Sea 0 m, highest point: Musala 2,925 m. The length of its total coastline are: 354 km and the length of the land boundaries is total: 1,806 km.<\/p>\n<p>Current <strong>environmental issues<\/strong> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/\">Bulgaria<\/a>; air pollution from industrial emissions; rivers polluted from raw sewage, heavy metals, detergents; deforestation; forest damage from air pollution and resulting acid rain; soil contamination from heavy metals from metallurgical plants and industrial wastes.<\/p>\n<p>And again &#8211; in case if you missed it-, those <strong>natural hazards<\/strong>, that are threatening your journey: earthquakes; landslides.<\/p>\n<p>For your traveling options, there are 68 (2013)<strong> airports and<\/strong> 1 (2013) <strong>heliports<\/strong> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/\">Bulgaria<\/a> all together with 470 km (2009) waterways, and roadways in total: total: 19,512 km, paved: 19,235 km (including 458 km of expressways), unpaved: 277 km, note: does not include Category IV local roads (2011).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a title=\"Back to the top of Bulgaria Google map and wiki page\" href=\"#top\">Top of page<\/a><\/p>\n\n<h4>Background of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/\">Bulgaria<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Like every nation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/\">Bulgaria<\/a> also has its <strong>historical background, and<\/strong> it has shaped its social, cultural, political and geographical <strong>characteristics<\/strong>; The Bulgars, a Central Asian Turkic tribe, merged with the local Slavic inhabitants in the late 7th century to form the first Bulgarian state. In succeeding centuries, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/\">Bulgaria<\/a> struggled with the Byzantine Empire to assert its place in the Balkans, but by the end of the 14th century the country was overrun by the Ottoman Turks. Northern <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/\">Bulgaria<\/a> attained autonomy in 1878 and all of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/\">Bulgaria<\/a> became independent from the Ottoman Empire in 1908. Having fought on the losing side in both World Wars, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/\">Bulgaria<\/a> fell within the Soviet sphere of influence and became a People&#8217;s Republic in 1946. Communist domination ended in 1990, when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchdrivingdirections.com\/maps\/bulgaria-google-maps\/\">Bulgaria<\/a> held its first multiparty election since World War II and began the contentious process of moving toward political democracy and a market economy while combating inflation, unemployment, corruption, and crime. The country joined NATO in 2004 and the EU in 2007. Source: CIA, The World Factbook.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a title=\"Back to the top of Bulgaria Google map and wiki page\" href=\"#top\">Top of page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The wiki page of Bulgaria &#8211; (and Sofia), the capital city of this country &#8211; provides information on history, people, government, economy, geography, transportation, and transnational issues.  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