Bulgaria

Bulgaria is a country in Southern Europe. It borders Serbia and Albania to the West, the Hellenic State to the South, Romania to the North and Turkey to the East.

History
After being humiliated after it's defeat during the Great War, Bulgaria experienced political instability, only stabilizing when Boris III launched a coup d'etat against the Zemstvo government in 1934. With the help of Germany and Italy, it gradually bypassed the restrictions of the treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine. In 1940 Bulgaria regained Southern Dobruja from Romania through the treaty of Craiova. It later joined the Axis and signed the Anti-Comintern Pact the next year. It would later join in the invasion of Yugoslavia and Greece, occupying Macedonia and parts of Greece, incorporating these regions into the country.

However, fearful of pro-Russian sentiment in the country, the government refused to send troops to the Eastern Front during the German-Soviet War. In August 1943 Boris III died and was succeeded by his six year old son Simeon II.

Gradually, Bulgaria would move away from the German orbit.

Politics
Power is held by a council of regents headed by the young Tsar's uncle, Prince Kirill.

The economy has recently fallen into a crisis, compounding years of dissatisfaction with the Bulgarian fascist regime. The peoples confidence in the government is collapsing and the monarchist opposition and their allies are increasingly gaining in strength.

Economy
The economy is somewhat lacklustre, being mainly agricultural with a small industrial base and has now fallen into an all out crisis. The country's biggest trade partners are Germany and Italy.