Interesting Facts On Bulgaria

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• The official name of Bulgaria is the ‘Republic of Bulgaria’.
• The official language of Bulgariais Bulgarian. Turkish and Roma are also spoken there.
• Majority of the population in Bulgaria comprises of. Bulgarian Orthodox, followed by Muslims, Jews, Roman Catholics and Protestants.
• The currency of Bulgariais Lev.
• The capital of Bulgariais Sofia, which is also its largest city.
• Bulgaria follows the system of Parliamentary Democracy, under a Unitary Constitutional Republic.
• Bulgaria became a member of European Union in January 2007 and has been a part of NATO since 2004.
• After World War II, Bulgaria became a communist state and part of the Eastern Bloc.
• In 1990, the Communist party of Bulgaria gave up its monopoly on power, making way for democracy and free-market capitalism.
• Mount Musala (2,925 m), a part of Rila Mountains, is the highest peak in Bulgaria.
• Iskar is the longest river in Bulgaria, while Varna Lake its largest coastal lake.
• Raiskoto Praskalo Waterfall, known as the Heaven Spray, is the highest waterfall in Bulgaria.
• The hottest mineral water spring in Bulgaria is in the town of Sapareva Banya.
• There are around four thousand mapped caves in Bulgaria.
• The name Bulgaria has been kept after Bulgar people, who arrived here in the late seventh century.
• Bulgaria was earlier a member of COMECON, the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance and the Warsaw Treaty Organization.
• Bulgaria introduced the Cyrillic alphabet in the European Union, when it became a member in January 2007.
• Bulgarian Air Force developed the first air-dropped bomb in military history, during the First Balkan War.
• On 1^st March, every year, Bulgarians give each other 'martenitsas' - small figures made of white and red threads. These figures are believed to be a symbol of the awakening - of spring, health and happiness.
• When Bulgarians waggle their heads Indian-style, it means yes and when they nod, it means no.
• Lactobacillus Bulgaricus is a bacterium that can be found only in Bulgarian air.
• There is only one volcano in Bulgaria - Kozhukh, which has been extinct since long.
• In the mid fourteenth century, Bulgaria came under Ottoman rule, which lasted till the Russo-Turkish War. In 1878, Bulgaria was re-established as a constitutional monarchy.
• Bulgaria is one of the oldest European countries.
• It used to be land of the Thracians, and a particular hero called Spartacus was born there.
• Bulgaria ranks 3rd in Europe (after Greece and Italy) for its number of archaeological treasures.
• Bulgaria has the oldest orthodox slavic church in the world.
• The first wrestler in the world with 1500 wins and only 2 losses is the Bulgarian Dan Kolov.
• The world's first digital watch was invented by Peter Petrov (of Bulgaria).
• The oldest gold treasure in the world was found in Bulgaria (in 294 graves were found 3000 gold objects dating back more than 6000 years).
• The only nations in the world that use the bagpipe as an instrument are Scotland, Ireland and Bulgaria.