Bulgaria

Bulgaria, the home country of Ceitci Demirkova, is a small, beautiful country situated on the Balkan Peninsula bordering Turkey, Greece, Macedonia, Serbia, Romania and the Black Sea.

Facts about the country:

  • Bulgaria is a small, beautiful country situated on the Balkan Peninsula bordering Turkey, Greece, Macedonia, Serbia, Romania and the Black Sea.
  • Member of European Union: January 2007
  • Population: estimate 7,450,349 (2005)
  • Population of Veliko Turnovo (Ceitci's hometown): approximately 70,000.
  • Capital: Sofia.
  • Ethnic groups: Bulgarian 83%, Turk 8.5%, Roma 2.6%, Macedonia, Armenian, Tatar, Gagauz, Circassian, others (1998)
  • Official language: Bulgarian.
  • Main religion: Bulgarian Orthodox 83.5/5
  • Other Religions: Muslim 13%, Roman Catholic 1.5%, Jewish 0.8%, Protestant less than 1%
  • Bulgaria was founded in 681 A.D. and became a Christian nation in 861 A.D.
  • November 11, 1989 - Fall of Communism; a historical time that marked the year Bulgaria began the road of democracy
  • Today, the country is still trying to climb out of the economical crisis she experienced after the fall of Communism. Poverty, fear and hopelessness are a daily part of people's lives.
  • In the past 16 years, the number of Evangelical churches has grown from 150 churches in 1990 to over 1,500 churches in 2006.
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