Bulgaria is located in southeastern Europe on the area of 111 000 square kilometers, in the eastern
part of Balkan Peninsula. Not large state, named Bulgaria, 13 centuries-long, it is characterized
by the surprising variety of the natural conditions: with the extensive coast of Black sea,
with green and powerful mountainous areas, with the fertile earth and with therapeutic mineral
sources, with the exceptional monuments of culture and architecture, with vital and picturesque
folklore. Bulgaria - the country of roses, parks and gardens, famous with various fruits and sweet
the grape.
Most important events in the history of Bulgaria:
681 year - Creation of the Bulgarian country.
862 year - Brothers Cyril and Methodius created ancient-Bulgarian alphabet (Cyrillic alphabet).
864 year - Christianity becomes official religion of the country.
1185 year - Bulgaria independence after the 200-year’s supremacy of the Byzantine imperia.
1396 year - Bulgaria - falls under the yoke of the Ottoman imperia.
1878 year - Independence of Bulgaria as a result of the Russian - Turkish war.
1878-1944 year - Constitutional monarchy.
1990 year - Bulgaria become parliamentary republic.
Population of the republic Bulgaria is about 8 million people.
Capital of Bulgaria - city of Sofia.