Bulgaria

American  

[buhl-gair-ee-uh, bool-] / bʌlˈgɛər i ə, bʊl- /

noun

1. a republic in SE Europe. 42,800 sq. mi. (110,850 sq. km). Sofia.

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Bulgaria British  

/ bʌlˈɡɛərɪə, bʊl- /

noun

1. a republic in SE Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula on the Black Sea: under Turkish rule from 1395 until 1878; became an independent kingdom in 1908 and a republic in 1946; joined the EU in 2007; consists chiefly of the Danube valley in the north and the Balkan Mountains in the central part, separated from the Rhodope Mountains of the south by the valley of the Maritsa River. Language: Bulgarian. Religion: Christian (Bulgarian Orthodox) majority. Currency: lev. Capital: Sofia. Pop: 6 981 642 (2013 est). Area: 110 911 sq km (42 823 sq miles)

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Bulgaria Cultural  

1. Republic in southeastern Europe in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula, bordered by Romania to the north, the Black Sea to the east, Turkey to the southeast, Greece to the south, and Macedonia and Yugoslavia to the west. Its capital and largest city is Sofia.

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Former Eastern Bloc country. Soviet troops entered Bulgaria in 1944, and a communist government was established soon thereafter. Bulgaria's communist rulers followed the Soviet lead for almost fifty years, until the collapse of the Soviet Union. In January 1991, a multiparty government began to institute democratic and economic reforms.

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European authorities have accused Russia of targeting other ships in waters off Bulgaria.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The same day that two ships were targeted off Bulgaria last week, Ukraine hit an oil tanker in the Russian Black Sea port of Sochi.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Bulgaria has not said who it believes was behind the attacks.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

At the next day’s conference, Aktor’s joint venture signed new MOUs with gas companies in Bulgaria, Ukraine, Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Declarations of war against Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and Turkey followed.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

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