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Republic
of Bulgaria: Facts and Figures Area
42,823 sq mi. Population 7,148,785. Capital
Sofia. Independence Achieved from the Ottoman
Empire September 22, 1908. |
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Dates in Bulgaria ca 680 The
First Bulgarian Empire was founded. March 3,
1878 Bulgaria was recognized as an
autonomous principality. September 22, 1908
Bulgaria proclaimed itself an independent
kingdom. |
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