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In the preliminary peace of San Stefano (March 3, 1878; national holiday since 1988), a Greater Bulgarian state was created which, in addition to the heartland, should also include access to the Aegean Sea with most of Macedonia and Thrace. Under British and Austrian influence, the Berlin Congress reduced(July 1, 1878) this Russian dictation on the division of Bulgaria into an autonomous feudal principality Bulgaria, which is tributary to the sultan, consisting of Moesia and the Sanjak Sofia, as well as the province of Eastern Rumelia (southern Bulgaria; capital Plovdiv) and the areas remaining under Turkish rule (Macedonia, Thrace). Contrary to the wishes of the provisional Russian administration, on April 28, 1879, an assembly of notables in Tarnowo passed a liberal constitution; Sofia became the capital. Alexander I von Battenberg,…

According to ezinereligion, in 2007, Bulgaria had an estimated population of over 7 million people, composed of multiple ethnic groups including Bulgarians, Turks and Roma. The official language was Bulgarian but several other languages were also spoken. The economy was largely based on agriculture, manufacturing and services, as well as exports of machinery and equipment. In terms of foreign relations, Bulgaria had close ties with its neighbor Romania and maintained diplomatic relations with several other countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany. Politically, Bulgaria was a parliamentary democracy led by President Georgi Parvanov since 2002 until his resignation in 2012. Following his resignation Rosen Plevneliev became president in 2012 and is still in power today. Yearbook 2007 Bulgaria. On New Year's Day, Bulgaria joined the EU.…