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Sofia is the capital and
largest city of Bulgaria. The city has a population of
1.26 million, while 1.68 million people live in its
metropolitan area. The city is located at the foot of
Vitosha Mountain in the western part of the country,
within less than 50 kilometres (31 mi) drive from the
Serbian border. Its location in the centre of the Balkan
peninsula means that it is the midway between the Black
Sea and the Adriatic Sea, whereas the Aegean Sea is the
closest to it.
Sofia has been an area of human habitation since at
least 7000 BC. Being Bulgaria's primate city, Sofia is a
hometown of many of the major local universities,
cultural institutions and commercial companies. Sofia is
one of the top 10 best places for start-up business in
the world, especially in IT technologies. Sofia is
Europe's most affordable capital to visit as of 2013..
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