Bulgaria



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The people of Bulgaria are called Bulgarians. About 85 percent of the people trace their ancestry to Bulgaria. Turks account for about 10 percent of the total and Gypsies (Roma), a little more than 5 percent. To learn more about the Turks, see the chapter on Turkey in Volume 9; about the Gypsies, see the article on Roma in the chapter on Romania in Volume 7.

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