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Bulgaria - LoveToKnow 1911 (16380 words) |
 | Bulgaria is bounded on the N. by the Danube, from its confluence with the Timok to the eastern suburbs of Silistria whence a line, forming the Rumanian frontier, is drawn to a point on the Black Sea coast ro m. |
| According to the census of the 12th of January 1906, the population of northern Bulgaria was 2,853,704; of Eastern Rumelia, 1,174,535; of united Bulgaria, 4,028,239 or 88 per sq. |
| Bulgaria thus ranks between Rumania and Portugal in regard to area; between the Netherlands and Switzerland in regard to population: in density of population it may be compared with Spain and Greece. |
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| Bulgaria was also strongly influenced by the Russo-Turkish wars waged in the 19th century. |
| An independent Principality of Bulgaria subject to the Sultan was established on the territory north of the Balkan Mountains, including the region of Sofia. |
| King Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1887-1918) and his son Boris III (1918-1943) were monarchs whose names are associated with the battles won and lost in the first half of the 20th century. |
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