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| Key Facts |
Capital |
Sofia |
| Language |
Bulgarian (English and Russian widely spoken) |
| Currency |
Bulgarian Lev (= 100 stotinki) |
| Exchange rate |
1 BGL = EUR 0.5113 firmly fixed by Central Bank |
| GDP |
approx. EUR 5000 per capita, 4.5% annual grouth |
| Religian |
85% Orthodox, 12% Muslim |
| Travel Facts |
Airports
Flight time |
Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna, Bourgas
45 min from Sofia to Bourgas
1 h from Athens, Istanbul, Bucharest
1 h 20 min fromVienna, Budapest, Prague
2 h from Frankfurt, Munich, Rome, Zurich
2 h 20 min from Paris, Amsterdame, Bruxelles
3 h from London, Manchester, Dublin |
| Distances |
420 km Sofia – Bourgas
35 km Bourgas – Sunny Beach
40 km Bourgas – St. Vlas
160 km Sofia – Bansko
65 km Sofia – Borovetz
220 km Sofia – Pamporovo
310 km Sofia – Thessalonica, Greece
384 km Sofia – Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
375 km Sofia – Bucharest, Romania |
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