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About Bulgaria - Geography
Bulgaria is situated in the South-Eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula. The country's population is 7.97 million and has a territory of 110,912 sq.km, bordering Greece and Turkey to the South, Republic of Macedonia and FR Yugoslavia to the West. The River Danube separates it from Romania to the North. Its natural eastern border is the Black Sea. Bulgaria ranks fifteenth in size among the European countries. Its climate is Continental-Mediterranean.
Bulgaria is situated in the center of a region, which is undergoing dynamic transition. Within 500 km of its capital Sofia (1.2 million people) a population of over 60 million is concentrated throughout 10 countries, most of which have only recently embarked on their way to a market economy. This is a large market with one of the most rapidly increasing market demands in Europe. All these regions are only several hours' drive from any point in Bulgaria. A network of international motorways crosses the country, making vital connections to Western Europe, Russia, Minor Asia, to the Adriatic, the Aegean and the Black Sea. Both sea and river transport (the Black Sea and the Danube River) offer good communications and transportation to and from the region.
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