Bulgaria–United Kingdom relations

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Bulgarian-British relations are foreign relations between Bulgaria and the United Kingdom. Both countries established diplomatic relations in July 1879. Bulgaria has an embassy in London, and the United Kingdom have an embassy in Sofia. Both countries are members of the European Union and NATO.

Bulgarian-British relations
Map indicating locations of Bulgaria and United Kingdom

Bulgarien

Vereinigtes Königreich
Bulgarien Bulgarien Vereinigtes Königreich Vereinigtes Königreich
Population 7,606,551 61,612,300
Area 110,910 km² (42,823 sq mi) 244,820 km² (94,520 sq mi )
Population Density 68.9 /km² (185 /sq mi) 246/km² (637/sq mi)
Capital Sofia London (de facto)
Largest City Sofia - 1,404,929 (1,449,108 Metro) London - 7,556,900 (13,945,000 Metro)
Regierung Parliamentary republic Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Official languages Bulgarian English (de facto)
Main religions 82.64% Orthodox Christians, 12.20% Islam ,
0.55% Catholic Christians, 0.53% Protestant Christians,
0.19% Other, 3.57% Does not self-identify, 0.31% Not shown
71.6% Christianity, 23% non-Religious or unstated, 3% Islam, 1% Hinduism
Ethnic groups 84% Bulgarians, 9% Turkish, 5% Roma
and 2% other groups
86% White British, 5% White Other,
6% Asian (South and East), 2% Black, 2% Multiracial and other
GDP (nominal) $51.989 billion ($6,857 per capita) $2.772 trillion ($45,575 per capita)

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