City: Bulgaria
Capital
and largest city: Sofia
42°41′N 23°19′E / 42.683°N 23.317°E / 42.683; 23.317
Official languages: Bulgarian
Official script: Cyrillic
Ethnic groups (2011): 84.8% Bulgarians
8.8% Turks
4.9% Roma
1.5% others
Religion: Bulgarian Orthodox Church
Demonym: Bulgarian
Government: Unitary parliamentary
constitutional republic
• President: Rumen Radev
• Prime Minister: Boyko Borisov
Legislature: National Assembly
Formation• First Bulgarian Empire: 681–1018
• Second Bulgarian Empire: 1185–1396
• Principality of Bulgaria: 3 March 1878
• Declaration of Independence from the Ottoman Empire: 5 October 1908
Area• Total: 110,993.6 km (42,854.9 sq mi) (103rd)
• Water (%): 0.3
Population• 31 December 2016 estimate: 7,101,859 (102nd)
• Density: 64.9/km (168.1/sq mi) (95th)
GDP (PPP): 2017 estimate
• Total: $152.374 billion (76th)
• Per capita: $21,578 (62nd)
GDP (nominal): 2017 estimate
• Total: $55.954 billion (81st)
• Per capita: $7,924 (75th)
Gini (2016): 38.3
medium
HDI (2015): 0.794
high · 56th
Currency: Lev (BGN)
Time zone: EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST): EEST (UTC+3)
Drives on the: right
Calling code: +359
ISO 3166 code: BG
Internet TLD: .bg
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Coordinates: 42°45′N 25°30′E / 42.750°N 25.500°E / 42.750; 25.500
Restaurants in Bulgaria
1. Church of The Most Holy Mother
2. Kaliakra
3. Krakra Fortress
4. Stefan Stambolov Square
Stefan Stambolov Square, Plovdiv 4000 Bulgaria http://plovdivbg.info/objects/stefan-stambolov-square/
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4.0 based on 16 reviews
Reviewed By meaa_th
When we say you can't miss it, that refers to this square for sure. Plovdivians call it "the button square" because of the button seats round the fountain. A nice place to relax in the very heart of the town enjoying the fountain and people walking around.
