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 Bulgaria 
 Main prefix
 LZ 
 Callsigns series
 LZA-LZZ 
 Time zone
 +2 h 
 Continent
 Europe 
 ITU zone
 28 
 CQ zone
 20 
 
          Bulgaria          
 
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          Bulgaria          
 
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 Flag description 
Three equal horizontal bands of white (top), green, and red; the national emblem formerly on the hoist side of the white stripe has been removed - it contained a rampant lion within a wreath of wheat ears below a red five-pointed star and above a ribbon bearing the dates 681 (first Bulgarian state established) and 1944 (liberation from Nazi control).
 
          Bulgaria          
 
 Bulgaria 
 Capital: 
Sofia
 Administrative
 divisions: 
28 provinces (oblasti, singular - oblast): Blagoevgrad, Burgas, Dobrich, Gabrovo, Khaskovo, Kurdzhali, Kyustendil, Lovech, Montana, Pazardzhik, Pernik, Pleven, Plovdiv, Razgrad, Ruse, Shumen, Silistra, Sliven, Smolyan, Sofiya, Sofiya-Grad, Stara Zagora, Turgovishte, Varna, Veliko Turnovo, Vidin, Vratsa, and Yambol.
 Population: 
7,322,858 (July 2007 est.)
 Languages: 
Bulgarian, secondary languages closely correspond to ethnic breakdown
 Geographic
 coordinates: 
43° 00' N, 25° 00' E
 Area total: 
110,910 sq. km
 Land area: 
110,550 sq. km
 Water area: 
360 sq. km
 Total land
 boundaries: 
1,808 km
 Borders
 with neighbor
 countries: 
Greece 494 km, Macedonia 148 km, Romania 608 km, Serbia 371 km, Turkey 240 km
 Coastline: 
354 km
 Elevation
 extremes: 
Black Sea 0 m - Musala 2,925 m
 Internet
 country code: 
.bg
 Currency: 
lev (BGL)
 Name -
 conventional
 long form: 
Republic of Bulgaria
 Name -
 conventional
 short form: 
Bulgaria
 Independence: 
3 March 1878 (from Ottoman Empire)
 Constitution: 
adopted 12 July 1991
 Government
 type: 
parliamentary democracy
 National
 holiday: 
Liberation Day, 3 March (1878)
 
          Bulgaria          

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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