Presentation about Bulgaria - The Heaven on Earth.

1. Bulgaria
The Heaven On Earth

3. • Prehistoric cultures began living on Bulgarian lands starting in the
 History Neolithic period. Its ancient history has been marked by the presence
of various civilizations. The emergence of a unified Bulgarian ethnicity
 Location and state date back to 681 AD, which is the year of the foundation of
the First Bulgarian country.
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4. • Subsequent political entities that emerged preserved the traditions
 History of the First Bulgarian Empire, at times covering most of the
Balkans, becoming a cultural hub for Slavic peoples in the Middle Ages.
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5. • With the downfall of the Second Bulgarian Country in 1396, its
 History territories became Ottoman rule for nearly five hundred years. The
Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878 resulted in the third Bulgarian
 Location state, recognized in 1908.
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6. • Bulgaria is a member of the European Union, NATO, the Council of
 History Europe, a founding state of the OSCE, and has taken a seat in the UN
Security Council three times.
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7. • Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria is a parliamentary
 History democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast
Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and
 Location Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the
Black Sea to the east. With a territory of 110,994 square kilometers , it
 Environment ranks as the 15th-largest country in Europe.
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8. Bulgarian map, showing its neighbor countries.
European map, showing the exact position of Bulgaria in the
continent.
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9.  History
 Geography of Bulgaria
 Climate
 Location  Water resources
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 Wildlife
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10. • Bulgaria's geographic coordinates are 43° N 25° E. Its total area is
 History 110,994 square kilometers, which ranks it as the 105th-largest country
in the world.
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11. A map of Bulgaria, showing the land's height diversity
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12. • Bulgaria has several notable topographical features: the Danubian
 History Plain, which runs along both sides of the border with Romania; the
Balkan Mountains; the Thracian Plain; and the Rhodope Mountains.
 Location The southern edge of the Danubian Plain slopes upward into the
foothills of the Balkans, which are highest in the western part of the
 Environment country. The Thracian Plain is roughly triangular, beginning near Sofia
in the west and broadening as it reaches the Black Sea coast.
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The Danubian Plain
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13. • Hilly countryside and plains lie to the southeast, along the Black Sea
 History coast, and along Bulgaria's main river, the Danube, to the north.
Bulgaria's highest point is Musala at 2,925 meters and its lowest point
 Location is the sea level at 0 meters.
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14. The Musala peak
the Belogradchik’s rocks
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15. The Danube
Perperikon
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16. Cave “Devil’s throat”
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17. •The climate is temperate, with cold winters and hot summers.
 History Considering its relatively small size, Bulgaria has substantial climatic
variation because it is located at the meeting point of Mediterranean
 Location and continental air masses and because its mountains partition
climatic zones.
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18. Spring Summer
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19. •The country has a dense network of about 540 rivers, most of
 History them—with the notable exception of the Danube—short and with
low water levels. Most rivers flow through mountainous areas. The
 Location longest river located solely in Bulgarian territory, the Iskar, has a
length of 368 kilometers. Other major rivers include the Struma and
 Environment the Maritsa in the south.
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Struma
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Iskar Maritsa
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20. Iskar
Struma
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21. Rila’s lakes
Maritsa
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22. •Three national parks, 11 nature parks and 17 biosphere reserves exist
 History on Bulgaria's territory. Nearly 35 percent of its land area consists of
forests, where some of the oldest trees in the world, such
 Location as Baikushev's Pine and the Granit oak, have grown. The flora of
Bulgaria encompasses more than 9,400 species and the fauna consists
 Environment of 12,000 species. The fauna is represented prominently by the brown
bear and the jackal, while the Eastern imperial eagle has a small, but
 Population growing population.
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23. brown bear the Eastern imperial eagle
jackal
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24. • Bulgaria's population of 7.36 million people is predominantly urban
 History and is concentrated mainly in the administrative centers of its 28
provinces. The average life expectancy for women is 74, and for men -
 Location 67.
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25. • There are many ethnic groups living in Bulgaria -
 History Turks, Gypsies, Armenians, Jews, Greeks, Wallachians, and Albanians.
All minorities live in harmony with the Bulgarian population without
 Location any social or ethnic pressure. The Bulgarian people have various old
pagan traditions, entangled in the Christian religion.
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26. Traditional Bulgarian Kukeri carnival
Traditional Bulgarian round dances
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27.  History
 Sofia
 Plovdiv
 Location  Varna
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28. • Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest
 History city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It
is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and is
 Location ranked as a Beta- world city.
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29. The National Theater The National Assembly
Vitosha peak
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30. The “St. Alexander Nevsky” Cathedral
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31. National Palace of Culture
The Parliment
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32. • Plovdiv is the second largest city in Bulgaria with a population of
 History 338,153 inhabitants. It is one of the oldest cities in Europe. Plovdiv is
the administrative center of Plovdiv Province in southern Bulgaria.
 Location The city is an important economic, transport, cultural and educational
center.
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33. The Alesha Monument
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34. The Old Town
The Ancient Theater
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35. • Varna is a city in northeastern Bulgaria, one of the 28 Bulgarian
 History provinces. It’s the Sea Capital of Bulgaria. Its population of 334 870
inhabitants makes it the third largest city in Bulgaria.
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36. The Planetarium
The Dolphinarium
The Palace of Sport
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37.  History
 Hi – Здравей
 Location  Goodbye – Довиждане
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 Thank you – Благодаря
 Population
 Big cities  What is your name? – Как се казваш?
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 My name is… - Моето име е ...
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 How are you? – Как си?

38. Thank you for your
attention!
Created by: Kalina Georgieva - Xa
Polina Angelova - Xa
Antoniya Georgieva – Xc
Tsvetomir Gechev - Xb
Teodor Angelov Xa