Bulgaria

a former principality of Turkey, but since 1908 an independent kingdom; bounded by Rumania on the N., the Black Sea on the E., Turkey on. the §., and Servia_ on the W.; area, 38,08) square miles; capital, Sofia. Its surface is a gradually sloping plain, broken by occasional mountains, which give rise to many rapid tributaries to the Danube. The soil is excellent and the slopes of the mountains are richly wooded. The inhabitants, though not skilled in agriculture, are able to produce a considerable export in grain products beyond ‘what they require for themselves, Wheat is the chief export.