Bulgaria

Paul Greenway Lonely Planet World Guide: Bulgaria
Pettifer, James Blue Guide: Bulgaria
Timothy Rice Music of Bulgaria
Jonathan Bousfield The Rough Guide To Bulgaria

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v • d • e Bulgaria topics

History	Great Bulgaria · First Bulgarian Empire · Second Bulgarian Empire · Early Ottoman Bulgaria · National awakening · Bulgaria 1878–1946 · Communist Bulgaria · Bulgaria since 1989

Provinces	Blagoevgrad · Burgas · Dobrich · Gabrovo · Haskovo · Kardzhali · Kyustendil · Lovech · Montana · Pazardzhik · Pernik · Pleven · Plovdiv · Razgrad · Ruse · Shumen · Silistra · Sliven · Smolyan · Sofia Province · Stara Zagora · Targovishte · Varna · Veliko Tarnovo · Vidin · Vratsa · Yambol

Geography	Rhodope Mountains · Balkan Peninsula · Rila · Pirin · Cities · Rivers · Reservoirs and dams · Stone runs

Politics Economy	President of Bulgaria · Prime Minister of Bulgaria · List of ministries of Bulgaria · National Assembly · Supreme Administrative Court · Supreme Court of Cassation · Bulgarian political parties · European Union · Lev · Transport · Tourism

Demographics Culture	Bulgarians · Bulgarian language · Slavic languages · Bulgarian Orthodox Church · Customs · Cuisine · Music · Cinema · Sports

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Geographic locale

v • d • e Provinces of Bulgaria

	Blagoevgrad • Burgas • Dobrich • Gabrovo • Haskovo • Kardzhali • Kyustendil • Lovech • Montana • Pazardzhik • Pernik • Pleven • Plovdiv • Razgrad • Rousse • Shumen • Silistra • Sliven • Smolyan • Sofia City • Sofia Province • Stara Zagora • Targovishte • Varna • Veliko Tarnovo • Vidin • Vratsa • Yambol

v • d • e Countries bordering the Black Sea

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Countries of Europe

Albania · Andorra · Armenia² · Austria · Azerbaijan¹ · Belarus · Belgium · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Bulgaria · Croatia · Cyprus² · Czech Republic · Denmark³ · Estonia · Finland · France¹ · Georgia¹ · Germany · Greece · Hungary · Iceland · Ireland · Italy¹ · Kazakhstan¹ · Kosovo⁵ · Latvia · Liechtenstein · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Macedonia⁴ · Malta · Moldova · Monaco · Montenegro · Netherlands³ · Norway³ · Poland · Portugal³ · Romania · Russia¹ · San Marino · Serbia · Slovakia · Slovenia · Spain¹ · Sweden · Switzerland · Turkey¹ · Ukraine · United Kingdom³ · Vatican City

¹ Has part of its territory outside Europe. ² Entirely in West Asia but having socio-political connections with Europe. ³ Has dependencies or similar territories outside Europe. ⁴ Name disputed by Greece; see Macedonia naming dispute. ⁵ Declared independence from Serbia on February 17 and is recognised by 43 countries including Taiwan.

International membership

v • d • e Member States of the European Union

by accession · by political system · by population · by GDP

Austria · Belgium · Bulgaria · Cyprus · Czech Republic · Denmark · Estonia · Finland · France · Germany · Greece · Hungary · Ireland · Italy · Latvia · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Malta · Netherlands · Poland · Portugal · Romania · Slovakia · Slovenia · Spain · Sweden · United Kingdom

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Members of the Council of Europe

Albania · Andorra · Armenia · Austria · Azerbaijan · Belgium · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Bulgaria · Croatia · Cyprus · Czech Republic · Denmark · Estonia · Finland · France · Georgia · Germany · Greece · Hungary · Iceland · Ireland · Italy · Latvia · Liechtenstein · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Malta · Moldova · Monaco · Montenegro · Netherlands · Norway · Poland · Portugal · Romania · Russia · San Marino · Serbia · Slovakia · Slovenia · Spain · Sweden · Switzerland · The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia · Turkey · Ukraine · United Kingdom

v • d • e Members and candidates of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

Members	Belgium · Bulgaria · Canada · Czech Republic · Denmark · Estonia · France · Germany · Greece · Hungary · Iceland · Italy · Latvia · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Netherlands · Norway · Poland · Portugal · Romania · Slovakia · Slovenia · Spain · Turkey · United Kingdom · United States

Candidates	Albania · Croatia · the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

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Members of the World Trade Organization (WTO)

Albania · Angola · Antigua and Barbuda · Argentina · Armenia · Australia · Bahrain · Bangladesh · Barbados · Belize · Benin · Bolivia · Botswana · Brazil · Brunei (Brunei Darussalam) · Burkina Faso · Burma · Burundi · Cambodia · Cameroon · Canada · Central African Republic · Chad · Chile · China (PRC) · Colombia · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Republic of the Congo · Costa Rica · Côte d'Ivoire · Croatia · Cuba · Djibouti · Dominica · Dominican Republic · Ecuador · Egypt · El Salvador · European Union¹ · Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) · Fiji · Gabon · The Gambia · Georgia · Ghana · Grenada · Guatemala · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Guyana · Haiti · Honduras · Hong Kong² · Iceland · India · Indonesia · Israel · Jamaica · Japan · Jordan · Kenya · South Korea · Kuwait · Kyrgyzstan · Lesotho · Liechtenstein · Macau² · Madagascar · Malawi · Malaysia · Maldives · Mali · Mauritania · Mauritius · Mexico · Moldova · Mongolia · Morocco · Mozambique · Namibia · Nepal · New Zealand · Nicaragua · Niger · Nigeria · Norway · Oman · Pakistan · Panama · Papua New Guinea · Paraguay · Peru · Philippines · Qatar · Rwanda · St. Kitts and Nevis · St. Lucia · St. Vincent and the Grenadines · Saudi Arabia · Senegal · Sierra Leone · Singapore · Solomon Islands · South Africa · Sri Lanka · Suriname · Swaziland · Switzerland · Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu³ · Tanzania · Thailand · Togo · Tonga · Trinidad and Tobago · Tunisia · Turkey · Uganda · Ukraine · United Arab Emirates · United States · Uruguay · Venezuela · Vietnam · Zambia · Zimbabwe

All twenty-seven member states of the European Union are also members of the WTO in their own right: Austria • Belgium • Bulgaria • Cyprus • Czech Republic • Denmark • Estonia • Finland • France • Germany • Greece • Hungary • Ireland • Italy • Latvia • Lithuania • Luxembourg • Malta • Netherlands and Netherlands Antilles • Poland • Portugal • Romania • Slovakia • Slovenia • Spain • Sweden • United Kingdom.
Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.
Designated name for the Republic of China (Chinese Taipei)

v • d • e Black Sea Naval Co-operation Task Group (BLACKSEAFOR)

Bulgaria · Georgia · Romania · Russia · Ukraine · Turkey

v • d • e Consultative Parties to the Antarctic Treaty

Argentina · Australia · Belgium · Brazil · Bulgaria · Chile · China (PRC) · Ecuador · Finland · France · Germany · India · Italy · Japan · Netherlands · New Zealand · Norway · Peru · Poland · Russian Federation · South Africa · South Korea · Spain · Sweden · Ukraine · United Kingdom · United States · Uruguay

v • d • e Member states and observers of La Francophonie

Members	Albania · Andorra · Belgium (French Community) · Benin · Bulgaria · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cambodia · Cameroon · Canada (New Brunswick · Quebec) · Cape Verde · Central African Republic · Chad · Cyprus¹ · Comoros · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Republic of the Congo · Côte d'Ivoire · Djibouti · Dominica · Egypt · Equatorial Guinea · French minority in U.S. state of Louisiana · Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia · France (including French Guiana · Guadeloupe · Martinique · Saint Pierre and Miquelon) · Gabon · Ghana¹ · Greece · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Haiti · Laos · Luxembourg · Lebanon · Madagascar · Mali · Mauritania · Mauritius · Moldova · Monaco · Morocco · Niger · Romania · Rwanda · St. Lucia · São Tomé and Príncipe · Senegal · Seychelles · Switzerland · Togo · Tunisia · Vanuatu · Vietnam

Observers	Armenia · Austria · Chile · Croatia · Czech Republic · Georgia · Hungary · Lithuania · Mozambique · Poland · Serbia · Slovakia · Slovenia · Ukraine

¹ Associate member.