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  Flag of Bulgaria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The flag of Bulgaria consists of three equal horizontal bands of white (top), green, and red.
Originally the flag used the Pan-Slavic colours, which were derived from the Pan-Slavism of 19th century Europe.
The flag of Eastern Rumelia, a former Turkish province now part of Bulgaria, also originally consisted of the same colours.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flag_of_Bulgaria   (155 words)

  
 Pan-Slavic colours - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The flag of Bulgaria also originated from the same Pan-Slavic colours, but the blue was replaced with green, because Bulgaria was developed as an agricultural country after its independence in 1878.
The flag of Montenegro used to consist of the same colours (in the same order as in the flag of Serbia, but with a brighter hue of blue) until it was changed in 2004.
Flag of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pan-Slavic_colors   (365 words)

  
 Bulgaria - Balkans   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Bulgaria was a significant European power in the 9th and the 10th century, while fighting with the Byzantine Empire for the control of the Balkans.
Bulgaria regained its independence in 1878 as an autonomous principality and was proclaimed a fully independent kingdom in 1908.
Bulgaria joined NATO on March 29, 2004 and is set to join the European Union on January 1, 2007 after signing the accession treaty on 25 April 2005.
www.balkans.eu.com /wiki/index.php?title=Bulgaria   (1452 words)

  
 Bulgaria
Article 166 of the Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria states that the Flag of the Republic of Bulgaria is a tricolor: white, green, and red from top, placed horizontally.
The flags in green, white and red colours were used by Bulgarian Legia (revolutionary organisation founded in Serbia by Bulgarian emigrants led by G. Rakovsky) in 1861-1862.
The first white-green-red striped flag was made by S. Paraskevov and presented to Russian-Bulgarian troops (during the war against Turkey) in the Romanian town of Braila in 1877.
flagspot.net /flags/bg.html   (689 words)

  
 Bulgaria-Flag   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The flag of The Republic of Bulgaria is red, white and green.
The third Bulgarian Constitution’s flag was the same as the as the second one.
The fourth and final Bulgarian Constitution’s flag was adopted on November 27, 1990 and it was the exact same as the first flag.
www.sjr.mb.ca /MS/geo/countries/bulgaria/flag.htm   (169 words)

  
 Bulgaria Travel Information | Lonely Planet Destination Guide
Bulgaria is on a bumpy ride over the rapids of change.
Bulgaria's most famous monastery is set in a towering forested valley.
Bulgaria has changed swiftly over the last decade, though in the villages you can still find folk who ride the donkey to work, eat homegrown potatoes and make their own cheese.
www.lonelyplanet.com /worldguide/destinations/europe/bulgaria   (244 words)

  
 Bulgaria - Psychology Central   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The struggle for liberation of the Bulgarians in the Adrianople Vilayet and Macedonia continued throughout the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century culminating with the Ilinden-Preobrazhenie Uprising organised by the IMARO in 1903.
Bulgaria joined NATO on 29 March, 2004 and is set to join the European Union at the earliest on 1 January, 2007 after signing the Treaty of Accession on 25 April 2005.
Bulgaria is comprised of portions of the classical regions of Thrace, Moesia, and Macedonia.
www.psychcentral.com /psypsych/Bulgaria   (2295 words)

  
 Bulgaria - Flag - Introduction - Background
In succeeding centuries, Bulgaria struggled with the Byzantine Empire to assert its place in the Balkans, but by the end of the 14th century the country was overrun by the Ottoman Turks.
Northern Bulgaria attained autonomy in 1878 and all of Bulgaria became independent in 1908.
Communist domination ended in 1990, when Bulgaria held its first multiparty 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.
www.exxun.com /Bulgaria/a_fg.html   (429 words)

  
 Bulgaria Flag - World Flags 101 - Bulgarian Flags   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Bulgarian flag consists of three equal horizontal stripes - the top stripe is white; the middle is green; and the bottom stripe is red.
The white and red colors of the Bulgarian flag originate from the flag of Russia used during the Russo-Turkish War of 1878.
The Bulgarian flag was adopted on April 16, 1879.
www.worldflags101.com /b/bulgaria-flag.aspx   (191 words)

  
 Bulgaria, flag of --  Encyclopædia Britannica
This design was incorporated in some early Bulgarian revolutionary flags raised against the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century.
The Republic of Bulgaria occupies the eastern portion of the Balkan Peninsula.
It is hoped that in its own land, a flag will command the respect of the citizens; abroad, it should be respected as the emblem of a self-governing people.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9093827   (811 words)

  
 Bulgaria History, History of Bulgaria, Bulgaria Flag, Culture of Bulgaria, Economy of Bulgaria
The population of Bulgaria is made up of 85 percent of ethnic Bulgarian and 9 percent of Turkish people.
The flag of Bulgaria consists of three equal horizontal bands - white at the top, green in the middle and red at the bottom.
In 1990 Bulgaria started converting from a socialist to a market economy, which was expected to result in a positive economic reversal.
www.mapsofworld.com /country-profile/bulgaria1.html   (485 words)

  
 National Flag of Bulgaria
This illustration of the Bulgaria Flag is available for immediate download as a single flag or as part of a complete set of international flags.
Two sizes for each country flag are available: one in the official proportions as specified by the particular country and one in a standardized 3:5 ratio.
Both the EPS and WMF versions are vector based graphics allowing you to print high resolution flags at any size from as small as a postage stamp to as large as a billboard.
www.flagart.com /flags/bulgaria.htm   (443 words)

  
 Bulgaria Air sale strategy - Business news
Bulgaria Air currently operates eight airplanes, while there were only two in 2002.
The buyers will not be allowed to dispose of their equity in the flag-carrier before 1 January 2007, nor will they be allowed to let the company slip into insolvency or liquidation until that date.
Bulgaria Air was established in late 2002 to replace the former national carrier Balkan Airlines, which went bankrupt after being bought by the Israeli Zeevi Group.
www.sofiaecho.com /article/bulgaria-air-sale-strategy/id_9868/catid_23   (517 words)

  
 Image:Bulgaria flag large.png
Most of the flags have had their colours improved and many have been resized to the proper ratios.
This image is a national, governmental, military, royal/vice-regal, civic, organizational or historical flag.
Note: Representations of national flags may be subject to copyright as ordinary two-dimensional works of art under United States law, and fall under the purview of Bridgeman Art Library Ltd. v.
www.cooldictionary.com /words/Image:Bulgaria-flag-large.png.wikipedia   (597 words)

  
 New Sale Plan For Bulgaria Air
Bulgaria's government agreed on a new plan to sell 100 percent of flag carrier Bulgaria Air on Thursday after a previous proposal failed to win parliamentary approval for over a year.
Foreign companies were to be limited to a minority stake, and the plan envisioned Bulgaria Air acting as the state flag carrier after the sale.
Flights between Bulgaria and EU countries now are governed by bilateral pacts that limit carriers and prices.
news.airwise.com /stories/2004/08/1092913579.html   (408 words)

  
 bulgaria flag and description
The Bulgaria flag was officially adopted on November 22, 1990
The red and white colors of the flag were taken from the Pan Slavic colors.
All maps, graphics, flags and original descriptions created by Graphic Maps, a d/b/a of the Woolwine-Moen Group, unless otherwise noted and/or directly linked to the source, and use of same for any application whatsoever (with the exception of outline maps) requires written permission.
www.worldatlas.com /webimage/flags/countrys/europe/blgaria.htm   (189 words)

  
 Bulgarian Flag - Flag Of Bulgaria   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
If you would like to use this flag of Bulgaria or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
If you would like to use this map of Bulgaria or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
If you would like to use this information for Bulgaria or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
www.appliedlanguage.com /flags_of_the_world/flag_of_bulgaria.shtml   (245 words)

  
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The territory of the Republic of Bulgaria is divided into regions and...
Bulgaria : Country Studies - Federal Research Division, Library of...
Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria, Washington, DC
www.golden-wheel.net /smartppc/search.php?keywords=bulgaria   (502 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Flag of Bulgaria Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Flag of Bulgaria consists of three equal horizontal bands of white, green, and red.
The green replaced the blue color because Bulgaria was developed as agricultural country after its independence.
The former coat of arms, formerly on the hoist side of the white stripe has been removed after 1989 - it contained a rampant lion within a wreath of wheat ears below a red five-pointed star and above a ribbon bearing the dates 681 (first Bulgarian state established) and 1944 (liberation from Nazi control).
www.ipedia.com /flag_of_bulgaria.html   (173 words)

  
 Bulgaria ( Bulgarian ) Flag
These Bulgarian flags are the made to the highest standards in the USA.
Bulgaria stick flag 4 inch x 6 inch, mounted on a 10 inch plastic stick.
Bulgaria stick flag 12 x 18 inch, mounted on a 24 inch wooden stick.
www.united-states-flag.com /bulgaria.html   (360 words)

  
 Scouting in Bulgaria
With the advent of Communism, Scouting was outlawed and the resources of the Scout organizations were plundered and redistributed to the newly formed Communist youth organizations.
Because of the bad experience with the Communist youth organizations, the Scouting Movement in Bulgaria is having a slow rebirth.
This is good news, but it should be remembered that the Scouting organization of Bulgaria is left without an inheritance of leadership, equipment, established program, and everything else that we are used to.
www.pinetreeweb.com /rtn-bulg.htm   (653 words)

  
 Bulgaria - Bulgariya - Balgarija
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.
Today, reforms and democratization keep Bulgaria on a path toward eventual integration into NATO and the EU - with which it began accession negotiations in 2000.
www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/bulgaria.htm   (270 words)

  
 Bulgarian Flag
The Romans were the first to use a cloth flag - they were square and fastened to cross bars at the end of spears - the idea of fastening a flag to the side of a pole soon followed
A Flag of Bulgarian, when in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem of display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning in private with all due care and respect
The Bulgarian flag should never be fastened, displayed, used, or stored in such a manner as to permit the Flag to be easily torn, soiled, or damaged in any way
www.flags-flags-flags.org.uk /bulgarian-flag.htm   (1492 words)

  
 PM: EU's Yellow Flag to Bulgaria Is Myth
It is not unusual the European Union to monitor Bulgaria in its pre-accession process, Saxe-Coburg said.
He said that Romania and Bulgaria would receive respectively seven and five early warning letters underlying the urgent reforms to be done.
Bulgaria news Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency - www.sofianewsagency.com) is unique with being a real time news provider in English that informs its readers about the latest Bulgarian news.
www.novinite.com /view_news.php?id=48337   (697 words)

  
 Bulgaria   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Enjoy the sights of Bulgaria in your own home with one of these wonderful Bulgarian posters.
The capital of Bulgaria is Sofia, and its government is a parliamentary democracy.
Facts on the land, people, ethnography, folklore, and cuisine of Bulgaria, as well as learning statistics and currents events.
www.classbrain.com /art_cr/publish/bulgaria.shtml   (230 words)

  
 CIA - The World Factbook -- Bulgaria   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In 1997, macroeconomic stability was reinforced by the imposition of a fixed exchange rate of the lev against the German D-mark and the negotiation of an IMF standby agreement.
Low inflation and steady progress on structural reforms improved the business environment; Bulgaria has averaged 4% growth since 2000 and has begun to attract significant amounts of foreign direct investment.
Corruption in the public administration, a weak judiciary, and the presence of organized crime remain the largest challenges for Bulgaria.
www.cia.gov /cia/publications/factbook/geos/bu.html#Econ   (1154 words)

  
 Bulgaria Flag - Nylon (2' x 3')
This 2' X 3' Bulgaria flag is authentically reproduced with special attention to detail and durability.
Each flag is available for outdoor use, made with a heavy polyester heading and two brass grommets.
Bulgaria Flag - Nylon (3' x 5')
www.njflags.com /buflny2x3.html   (194 words)

  
 bulgaria flag   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The 2' x 3' - 5' x 8' are made of colorfast, 100% nylon
The 4" x 6" are made of rayon and mounted
Indoor flag with pole hem and gold fringe
www.koscoflags.com /bulgaria_flag.htm   (53 words)

  
 bulgaria flag   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Our flags are manufactured using best quality Ministry of Defence approved woven polyester material as used by the British Admiralty.
Badges of those world nations depicting armorial symbols or designs would be appliquéd (sewn), printed or hand painted.
Flags are complete with rope and toggle ready for hoisting.
www.newtonnewtonflags.com /flag_shop/bulgaria_flag.htm   (156 words)

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