3. 1300 years ... Bulgaria is the oldest European country , which has saved its original name during the centuries .
4. Saints Cyril and Methodius created the Cyrillic Alphabet which is still used by many countries today. The two brothers were declared "Patrons of Europe" in 1980.
11. Bulgarian cosmonauts Georgi Ivanov- the first Bulgarian cosmonaut , 1day, 23hours, 1minute in space Aleksandar Aleksandrov-the second Bulgarian cosmonaut , 9 days , 2 0 hours, 1 0 minutes in space
12. Kristo Iavashev A world famous artist The projects such as The Wrapped Reichstag and many others.
16. Lili Ivanova The Prima of the Bulgarian pop music, Lili Ivanova has issued 32 albums-two Gold records are in Europe, over 10 000 live concerts and recorded over 500 songs.