Bulgaria is located in Southeastern Europe, with a population of over 7.6 million people who primarily speak Bulgarian. Some key facts about Bulgaria are: - The capital and largest city is Sofia, with other major cities including Burgas, Varna, Ruse, and Stara Zagora. - Bulgaria borders Romania, Serbia, Macedonia, and Greece and has mountain ranges including the Balkan Mountains, Rila Mountains, and Rhodope Mountains. Rivers include the Danube and Struma. - Notable inventions from Bulgaria include the first electronic computer, digital watch, and car air bag. Famous athletes include soccer players Hristo Stoichkov and Dimitar Berbatov,

1. BY Gavin Hegarty

2.  CAPITAL CITY= SOFIA
 POPULATION= 7.640,000
 LANGUAGE=BULGARIAN
 CURRENCY= LEV
 HIGHEST MOUNTAIN= MUSALA
 LONGEST RIVER= DANUBE

3.  ROMANIA
 SERBIA
 MACED
 GRECCE

4.  SOFIA
 BURGAS
 VARNA
 RUSE
 STARA ZAGORA

5.  BIRIN
 RILA
 BALKAN
 RODOPI
 SAKER

6.  DANUBE
 ISKUR
 STRUMA
 MARITSA
 YANTRA

7.  BULGARIANS SHAKE THEIR HEADS TO
MEAN YES AND NOD FOR NO.

8.  NATIONAL INSTRUMENT IS THE BAGPIPES
CALLED THE GADIA.

9.  BULGARINANS INVENTED THE FIRST
ELECTRONIC COMPUTER, DIGITAL
WATCH AND CAR AIR BAG.

10.  MOST FAMOUS FOOTBALLERS ARE
HRISTO STOICHKOV HIGHEST SCORER AT
THE 1994 WORLD CUP AND DIMITAR
BRBATOV.

11.  ITS BEST FOOTBALL RESULT WAS FOURTH
AT THE 1994 WORLD CUP IN THE USA.

12.  THE COUNTRY HAS ALSO PRODUCED TOP
TENNIS PLAYERS SUCH AS TSVETANA
PIRONKOVO.

13.  OTHER CELEBS INCLUDE SUMO
WRESTLER KALOYAN MALLYANOV AND
CHESS GRANDMASTER VESELIN
TOPALOV.

14.  THE COUNTRY IS ONE OF THE WORLDS
BIGGEST WINEMAKERS MAKING 200,000
TONNES A YEAR.