Bulgaria factsheet for adoption travel

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What You Need to Know

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Country name:

long form: Republic of Bulgaria
short form: Bulgaria

What the people are called:

noun, singular: Bulgarian
noun, plural: Bulgarians
adjective: Bulgarian

Ethnic groups:

Bulgarian (84%), Turk (10%), Roma (5%), others (including Macedonian, Armenian, Tatar, Circassian).

U.S. Embassy

Embassy of the United States of America
1 Suborna Street
Sofia 1000, Bulgaria

Tel:(359) 2-937-5100
Fax:(359) 2-981-8977

Web site: http://sofia.usembassy.gov/

Canadian Consulate

The Consulate of Canada
11 Assen Zlatarov Street
1st Floor
Sofia 1504, Bulgaria

Tel:(359) 2-943-3704
Fax:(359) 2-946-1913

(no Web site)

Money:

1 Lev (plural: Leva) (Lv) = 100 stotinki
(currency conversion)

Time Zone:

GMT +2 (What's GMT?)
GMT +3 (last Sunday in March to Saturday before last Sunday in October)

Phone/Internet info:

Country Area Code: 359

There are Internet cafes in Sofia and Plovdiv.

Mobile phone coverage varies, but is available (GSM 900 and 1800 networks). International calling cards also provide a way to contact (calling to or from the U.S.). You may want to consider renting a compatible phone and service plan.

Major languages spoken:

Bulgarian, secondary languages closely correspond to ethnic breakdown

Alphabet:

The written language is significantly different than English letters: See it here.

Major holidays:

Public holidays 2004

Jan 01 - New Year's Day
Mar 03 - National Day (Day of Liberation)
Apr 09 - Good Friday
Apr 12 - Easter Monday
May 01 - Labor Day
May 06 - St George's Day (Day of Bulgarian Army)
May 24 - St Cyral and Methodius Day (Day of Culture and Literacy)
Sep 06 - Unification of Bulgaria
Sep 22 - Independence Day
Nov 01 - Day of the Spiritual Leaders of Bulgaria
Dec 24-26 - Christmas

Common names:

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