The Ethnic Groups in Bulgaria

Contents 1. Definition2. Bulgarian basic facts3. Bulgarians

DEFINITION Ethnicity or ethnic group is a socially defined

category based on common culture or nationality.

Area: 111,000 square km Population: 7 385 367 Religion: Bulgarian Orthodox 82.6%, Muslim

12.2%, Catholic 0.6%, other 4.6% (Jewish, Protestant, Gregorian-Armenian)

Basic facts

ETHNIC GROUPS: BULGARIAN 83.9%, TURKISH 9.4%, ROMA 4.7%, OTHER 2% (ARMENIANS, JEWS, GREEKS, RUSSIANS)

The Bulgarians are a South Slavic ethnic group  native to Bulgaria . The Bulgarians have descended from three main tribal groups,

which mixed themselves and formed a Slavic-speaking ethnicity in the First

Bulgarian Empire. Most Bulgarians live in Bulgaria, where they are around 6 million,

constituting 85% of the population.

Bulgarians

Bulgarian Turks are the largest ethnic minority in Bulgaria. They are mostly

concentrated in the northeastern provinces and in the south. The Turkish community

became an ethnic minority when the Principality of Bulgaria was established

after the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78. Islamic identity remain strong and over 95%

of the Turkish ethnic group profess this religion.

Turkish people inBulgaria

The Roma or the Gypsies constitute one of  ethnic minorities in Bulgaria. In Bulgaria, the Roma are most commonly referred to as Tsigani.

Roma in Bulgaria are not a unified community in terms of culture and lifestyle. There are  Bulgarian and Turkish Gypsies .

Roma inBulgaria

OTHER MINORITY GROUPS IN MY COUNTRY ARE THE JEWISH PEOPLE,

RUSSIANS,GAGAUZ,GREEKS, KARAKACHANS -ALL OF THEM DIVERSE BUT UNITED-SHARING ONE LANGUAGE AND ONE

COUNTRY