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| Bulgaria |
Situated in southeastern europe , Bulgaria occupies the northeastern part of the Balkan Peninsula. To the North, via the Danube River, it borders on Romania, to the West – on Serbia and Montenegro and on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. To the South its neighbours are Greece and Turkey. To the East Bulgaria touches the Black Sea, which links it also to Russia, Ukraine, and Georgia. The Black Sea borderline is 378 km (240 miles) long. The country’s total territory is 111 000 sq. km (43 000 sq. miles).
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The Bulgars, a Central Asian Turkic tribe, merged with the local Slavic inhabitants in the late 7th century to form the first Bulgarian state. In succeeding centuries, Bulgaria struggled with the Byzantine Empire to assert its place in the Balkans, but by the end of the 14th century the country was overrun by the Ottoman Turks. Northern Bulgaria attained autonomy in 1878 and all of Bulgaria became independent in 1908. Having fought on the losing side in both World Wars, Bulgaria fell within the Soviet sphere of influence and became a People's Republic in 1946. Communist domination ended in 1990, when Bulgaria held its first multiparty election since World War II and began the contentious process of moving toward political democracy and a market economy while combating inflation, unemployment, corruption, and crime. Today,reforms and democratization keep Bulgaria on a path toward eventual integration into the EU. The country joined NATO in 2004.
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| Bulgaria At Glance |
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Territory: 110,993,6 km2 |
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Population: 7,973,671 |
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Capital: Sofia |
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Official language: Bulgarian |
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Religion: Orthodox |
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Political system: Parliamentary Republic |
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National currency: Lev |
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Measures and scales: the metric system |
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Time zone: GMT +2 |
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| NORMAL CLIMATE |
| Always lit by the sun Bulgaria has between 2200 and 2500 hours of sunlight per year. Average temperature (April - September): + 23 °C. The average yearly temperature is 14.7 °C. |
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| AVERAGE TEMPERATURE |
The average January temperature in Sofia ranges between -4° and 2°. The July temperature ranges between 16° and 27° C. Along the Black Sea, the average January temperature ranges between -1° and 6° C and the July temperature ranges between 19° and 30° C. |
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| EDUCATION IN BULGARIA |
Bulgaria has a traditionally strong education system. There are over forty Higher Education institutions in Bulgaria offering degrees at the undergraduate and graduate level.
Education in Bulgaria is compulsory until the age of 16. The school year consists of two terms, starts on September 15th and ends in May or June. The education system consists of the following levels: |
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Pre-school education
Pre-school education (ISCED’97, Level 0) embraces the children between 3 to 6/7 years. |
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Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education (grades 1 through 8) comprises primary school (grades 1 through 4 ISCED’97 Level 1) and junior high school (grades 5 – 8, ISCED’97 Level 2A).
Secondary education (ISCED’97 Level 3А) can be divided into comprehensive education (comprehensive and specialized schools) and vocational training. General secondary education can be obtained at comprehensive schools
Vocational secondary education is available at the vocational-technical and in the technical schools. The vocational-technical schools offer three years of training upon completion of grade 8 and 5 years of training upon completion of grade 7. Both result in specialized secondary education. |
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Higher Education Facilities
The higher education system in Bulgaria comprises various forms of programs and curricula upon the completion of the secondary level. The legal frame for founding of higher education institutions is set by the Law of Higher Education. According to Article 9 of this Law, the Parliament (Narodno sabranie) plays the key role in decision making about matters, concerning the network of higher education institutions in the country. The Parliament (Narodno sabranie) is entitled to establish, transform and close the educational organizations on the grounds of a proposal by the Ministry council. In the recent 4 years the higher education network was object of important changes and transformations. |
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