Official Web Site: www.bulgariatravel.org

	Location:	Bulgaria is situated in southeastern Europe, and shares borders with Romania, Macedonia, Yugoslavia, Greece and Turkey.
	Cities:	The capital is Sofia; other major cities are Plovdiv, Varna, Bourgas and Rouse.
	Area:	110 994 sq. km / 42 855 square miles.
	Population (2006):	7 693 000 (Sofia: 1 126 389; Plovdiv: 346 757; Varna: 323 296; Bourgas: 191 784; Rouse: 158 848)
	Language:	Bulgarian.			Currency:  Leva (BGL).
	Telephone Country Code:			+ 359
			Sofia Plovdiv Varna Bourgas Rouse	+ 359  + 359 32  + 359 52  + 359 56  + 359 82
	Time Zone:	EET (GMT + 2 hours).

		National Tourist Office Contacts:
		Address:	State Tourism Authority, 8 Slavyanska Str., 1052  Sofia, Bulgaria.
		Telephone:	+359 2 - 9879778.
		Fax:	+359 2 - 988 2315.
		Enquiries e-mail:	info@bulgariatravel.org
		Chairman of the State Agency for Tourism:	Mr. Ivo Marinov
		Development:	Mrs Kremena Nedyalkova
		Research:	Mrs Kremena Nedyalkova
		Press:	Mrs. Milena Milotinova