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- <text id=93CT1624>
- <title>
- Bulgaria--Travel
- </title>
- <history>
- Compact ALMANAC--CIA Factbook
- Europe
- Bulgaria
- </history>
- <article>
- <source>CIA World Factbook</source>
- <hdr>
- Travel
- </hdr>
- <body>
- <p> Climate and clothing: Summer temperatures range from 18 C to
- 30 C (65 F-90 F), but humidity is low. Sweaters are recommended
- for the cool evenings. By December, the weather is cold with
- considerable snowfall.
- </p>
- <p> Customs: A valid entry visa is required. Check with the
- Bulgarian Embassy for specific requirements.
- </p>
- <p> Currency: The lev (pl. leva) is the basic unit; the stotinka
- (pl. stotinki) is the fractional unit. Leva may not be
- imported, exported, or freely converted into Western currencies.
- Personal importation and exportation of dollars by Americans
- are unrestricted, and no declaration is required.
- </p>
- <p> Health: Apart from winter smog, affecting those with
- respiratory or sinus problems, Sofia causes no special health
- problems. Tapwater in the capital is potable. Eating in larger
- restaurants is advised.
- </p>
- <p> Telecommunication: Local and long-distance telephone and
- telegraph services are available. Sofia is seven times zones
- ahead of eastern standard time.
- </p>
- <p> Transportation: There are no direct flights to Bulgaria from
- the United States. Connections may be made in Frankfurt,
- London, or Vienna with foreign airlines that serve Sofia. Rail
- accommodations may be booked from Paris, Frankfurt, or Vienna.
- Air or rail service links Sofia with the Black Sea resorts near
- Varna and Burgas.
- </p>
- <p> Sofia has streetcars, trolley-buses, and buses. Taxis are
- available at stands or by telephone. Cars may be rented. An
- international driving permit is required. Main roads are good.
- Snowtires are advisable during October-May.
- </p>
- <p>Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs,
- February 1990.
- </p>
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- </body>
- </article>
- </text>
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