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Area: 110,993 sq km (42,823 sq mi)
Population: 7.7 million (2005)
Capital City: Sofia
People: Bulgarian (83%), Turk (8.5%), Roma (2.6%)
Languages: Bulgarian
Religion(s): Bulgarian Orthodox (83.5%), Muslim (13%), Roman Catholic (1.5%), Jewish (0.8%)
Currency: Lev (BGN)
Major political parties: Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), National Movement of Stability and Progress (NDSV), Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF), Ataka, United Democratic Forces (UtDF), Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB), Citizens for the European Development of Bulgaria (GERB)
Government: Parliamentary Republic
President: Georgi Purvanov
Prime Minister: Sergei Stanishev
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister: Ivailo Kalfin

Membership of international groupings/ organisations:
European Union (EU)
Council of Europe (COE)
European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN)
Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC)
European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Hydrographic Organisation (IHO) (pending member)
International Labour Organisation (ILO), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Organisation for Co-operation and Security in Europe (OSCE)
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
World Health Organisation (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organisation (WMO)
World Trade Organisation (WTO)

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