WELCOME TO BULGARIA

The National Anthem of Bulgaria 

since 1964 has been "Mila Rodino" ( Dear Motherland ). 
The song was written by Tsvetan Radoslavov in 1885.
He was one of the 13 000 volunteers fighting 
in the Serbo-Bulgarian War (1885).
On his way to Bulgaria, on the board of the steamship he

 wrote the lyrics and composed the music.
Area : 110 993.6 square kilometers Population: 7.973.673 

Capital : Sofia 

Currency : Bulgarian Lev 
State Government : A parliamentary republic with

 one-chamber Parliament (National Assembly)

of 240 members for a four-year-term

Head of state : President elected for a 

five-year-term

 Official Language : Bulgarian

Official Religion : Eastern Orthodox

    The white colour symbolizes patriotism and
Lord's protection for the Bulgarian people obtained by

entreaties of all the Bulgarian saints.
The green colour symbolizes freedom
and the green fields and mountains of our Motherland.
The red colour is a symbol of the blood shed
for the Liberation of Bulgaria.
It is also a bidding for the contemporary people
to be ready always to protect the independence of Bulgaria.

Major Cities SOFIA    

St Alexander Nevsky
Cathedral
       

Historic Sites 

  Near the town of Shipka is the

 Temple-Monument built in the

 memory of all the soldiers who

died for the Liberation of

Bulgaria in the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878).

  Christ’s Birth Cathedral