Bulgaria
Bulgaria earned its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1878, but having fought on the losing side in both World Wars, it fell within the Soviet sphere of influence and became a People's Republic in 1946. Communist domination ended in 1990, when Bulgaria held its first multi-party election since World War II and began the contentious process of moving toward political democracy and a market economy while combating inflation, unemployment, corruption, and crime.
Bulgaria joined the European Union on 1 January 2007.
U.S. Department of State: Bulgaria
Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria, Washington, DC
Bulgarian News Network (English)
Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria (English)
