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Bulgarian Diaspora
The Bulgarian diaspora includes Bulgarians living outside Bulgaria and its surrounding countries, as well as immigrants from Bulgaria abroad. The number of Bulgarians outside Bulgaria has sharply increased since 1989, following the Revolutions of 1989 in Central and Eastern Europe. Over one million Bulgarians have left the country, either permanently or as a temporary workforce, leading to a marked decline in its population. Many took advantage of the US green card lottery system. Also, many Bulgarians immigrated to Canada using the advantage of the Canadian immigration point system for skilled workers. Others went across the European Union. In countries such as Germany and Spain where many Bulgarians work and stay there intermittently, while retaining Bulgaria as their permanent residence. This trend increased following the 2007 enlargement of the European Union, when Bulgaria became a European Union member state. Most of the causes for the spread of the post-1990s Bulgaria ...
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Map Of The Bulgarian Diaspora In The World
A map is a symbolic depiction of interrelationships, commonly spatial, between things within a space. A map may be annotated with text and graphics. Like any graphic, a map may be fixed to paper or other durable media, or may be displayed on a transitory medium such as a computer screen. Some maps change interactively. Although maps are commonly used to depict geography, geographic elements, they may represent any space, real or fictional. The subject being mapped may be two-dimensional such as Earth's surface, three-dimensional such as Earth's interior, or from an abstract space of any dimension. Maps of geographic territory have a very long tradition and have existed from ancient times. The word "map" comes from the , wherein ''mappa'' meant 'napkin' or 'cloth' and ''mundi'' 'of the world'. Thus, "map" became a shortened term referring to a flat representation of Earth's surface. History Maps have been one of the most important human inventions for millennia, allowin ...
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Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller islands. It has a total area of , making it the list of countries and dependencies by area, sixth-largest country in the world and the largest in Oceania. Australia is the world's flattest and driest inhabited continent. It is a megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and Climate of Australia, climates including deserts of Australia, deserts in the Outback, interior and forests of Australia, tropical rainforests along the Eastern states of Australia, coast. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south-east Asia 50,000 to 65,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Period, last glacial period. By the time of British settlement, Aboriginal Australians spoke 250 distinct l ...
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Bulgarians In France
Bulgarians in France (, ), are one of the immigrant communities of the Bulgarian diaspora. Over 34,000 Bulgarians live in France, with the main concentration in Paris. They form one of the oldest communities of Bulgarians in Western Europe. History It is thought that individual groups of Bulgars reached modern France in the Migration Period (5th–6th century). In the 12th and 13th centuries, Bulgarian heretics came to France spreading the ideas of Bogomilism, which provided much of the theological basis of Catharism. The Cathars or Albigensians were also known as '' bougres'', pointing to the Bulgarian origin of the sect."Cathari"
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Bulgarians In Croatia
Bulgarians in Croatia (, ) are one of 22 national minorities in Croatia. According to the last census from 2011, there were 872 Bulgarians living in Croatia, most of them in Zagreb. Bulgarians are officially recognized as an autochthonous national minority, and as such, they elect a special representative to the Croatian Parliament, shared with members of eleven other national minorities. Number of Bulgarians 2011 census Notable people * Nikolaj Pešalov (b. 1970), weightlifter * Marianna Radev (1913–1973), contralto * Dubravka Ugrešić (1949–2023), writer, Bulgarian mother See also * Bulgaria–Croatia relations * Bulgarian diaspora * Ethnic groups in Croatia External linksBulgarians in Croatia References {{Bulgarian diaspora * Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serb ...
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Bulgarian Australian
Bulgarian Australians (, ''avstraliyski balgari'') are Australian citizens of Bulgarian ancestry. According to the 2006 Australian census, 2,680 residents of Australia were born in Bulgaria. Of these, 850 lived in New South Wales, 840 in Victoria, 340 in Queensland and 340 in South Australia. Some 4,870 people indicated full or partial Bulgarian ancestry. History The first traces of Bulgarian emigration to Australia date back to 1876, when an unknown number of Bulgarians fleeing the Ottoman atrocities in the wake of the April Uprising settled in Queensland and Tasmania. According to 1891 statistics, only 14 Bulgarians lived in Australia. Following the anti-Ottoman Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising of 1908, around 100 Bulgarians from Macedonia and southern Thrace emigrated to Australia. The first more prominent Bulgarian colony was formed in Perth, Western Australia, in 1906–07. The first larger organized group of Bulgarian emigrants arrived in Australia in 1907 and consisted ...
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Bulgarians In South America
Bulgarians ( Spanish and ) have been settling in South America (, ''Yuzhna Amerika'') as economic emigrants since the late 19th century. Their presence has been documented in Uruguay since 1905, in Argentina since 1906 and in Brazil since the early 20th century. History and distribution The Bulgarian diaspora in South America is strongest in Argentina, where 200,000 people of Bulgarian descent are thought to live, the diaspora itself assessing its size to be at least 250,000. However, according to official data, only around 3,000 people have declared Bulgarian nationality in Argentina. Bulgarians mainly live in Buenos Aires, Berisso, Mar del Plata, Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, Las Breñas and Comodoro Rivadavia. The most significant wave of emigration was in the 1920s, following World War I, when over 20,000 Bulgarians (mostly from northern Bulgaria: around Veliko Tarnovo, Lovech, Pleven, Vratsa and Targovishte) settled in Argentina. Some of them formed a compact commu ...
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Bulgarian Canadians
Bulgarian Canadians (, ''kanadski balgari'') are Canadian citizens or residents from Bulgaria or people of Bulgarian descent. According to the 2021 Census there were 33,085 Canadians who claimed Bulgarian ancestry, an increase compared to the 27,260 of the 2006 Census. History Origin and numbers Mass Bulgarian emigration to Canada began in the late 1890s and the early 20th century. Bulgarians primarily settled in Canada's industrial cities, mostly Toronto, Ontario, which was a major centre of Bulgarian migration to North America. Between 1900 and 1944, 19,955 people from Bulgaria settled in Canada; however, this number excludes the mass Bulgarian migration from Ottoman and later Serbian and Greek-ruled Macedonia, Dobruja, southern Thrace, the Western Outlands and Bessarabia, which was indeed the bulk of Bulgarian emigration to Canada. The largest wave of migration from the Kingdom of Bulgaria to Canada was in 1912, when 6,388 people arrived in that country. Other significan ...
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Bulgarian Americans
Bulgarian Americans are Americans of full or partial Bulgarian descent. For the 2000 United States Census, 55,489 Americans indicated Bulgarian as their first ancestry, while 92,841 persons declared to have Bulgarian ancestry. Those can include Bulgarian Americans living in the United States for one or several generations, dual Bulgarian American citizens, or any other Bulgarian Americans who consider themselves to be affiliated to both cultures or countries. Bulgarian Americans include persons born in Bulgaria, in the United States, and in other countries with ethnic Bulgarian population. Because some Bulgarians are not American citizens, others are dual citizens, and still others' ancestors moved to the U.S. several generations ago, some of these people consider themselves to be simply Americans, Bulgarians, Bulgarians living in the United States or American Bulgarians. After the 2000 U.S. census, the population grew significantly — according to the general assessments of ...
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List Of Bulgarians
This is a list of famous or notable Bulgarians throughout history. Bulgarian monarchs * Kubrat * Batbayan * Asparukh of Bulgaria * Tervel of Bulgaria * Kormesiy of Bulgaria * Sevar of Bulgaria * Kormisosh of Bulgaria * Vinekh of Bulgaria * Telets of Bulgaria * Sabin of Bulgaria * Umor of Bulgaria * Toktu of Bulgaria * Pagan of Bulgaria * Telerig of Bulgaria * Kardam of Bulgaria * Krum of Bulgaria * Omurtag of Bulgaria * Malamir of Bulgaria * Presian of Bulgaria * Boris I Michael * Simeon the Great * Peter I of Bulgaria * Boris II of Bulgaria * Roman of Bulgaria * Samuil of Bulgaria * Gavril Radomir of Bulgaria * Ivan Vladislav of Bulgaria * Presian II of Bulgaria * Peter (II) Delyan of Bulgaria * Constantin Bodin (Peter (III)) *Ivan Asen I of Bulgaria * Peter IV of Bulgaria * Kaloyan of Bulgaria * Boril of Bulgaria * Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria * Kaliman I of Bulgaria *Michael Asen I of Bulgaria *Kaliman II of Bulgaria * Mitso Asen of Bulgaria * Constantine Tikh of Bulgaria * Micha ...
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United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE), or simply the Emirates, is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is a Federal monarchy, federal elective monarchy made up of Emirates of the United Arab Emirates, seven emirates, with Abu Dhabi serving as its capital. It shares land borders with Oman to the east and northeast, and with Saudi Arabia to the southwest; as well as maritime borders in the Persian Gulf with Qatar and Iran, and with Oman in the Gulf of Oman. , the UAE has an estimated population of over 10 million, of which 11% are Emiratis; Dubai is List of cities in the United Arab Emirates, its most populous city and is an international hub. Islam is the State religion, official religion and Arabic is the official language, while English is the most spoken language and the language of business. The United Arab Emirates Oil reserves in the United Arab Emirates, oil and natural gas reserves are the world's List of countries by pr ...
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South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Ocean; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini; and it encloses Lesotho. Covering an area of , the country has Demographics of South Africa, a population of over 64 million people. Pretoria is the administrative capital, while Cape Town, as the seat of Parliament of South Africa, Parliament, is the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein is regarded as the judicial capital. The largest, most populous city is Johannesburg, followed by Cape Town and Durban. Cradle of Humankind, Archaeological findings suggest that various hominid species existed in South Africa about 2.5 million years ago, and modern humans inhabited the ...
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Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population, seventh-largest by population, with over 212 million people. The country is a federation composed of 26 Federative units of Brazil, states and a Federal District (Brazil), Federal District, which hosts the capital, Brasília. List of cities in Brazil by population, Its most populous city is São Paulo, followed by Rio de Janeiro. Brazil has the most Portuguese-speaking countries, Portuguese speakers in the world and is the only country in the Americas where Portuguese language, Portuguese is an Portuguese-speaking world, official language. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a Coastline of Brazil, coastline of . Covering roughly half of South America's land area, it Borders of Brazil, borders all other countries and ter ...
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