Nearly rectangular in outline, Bulgaria is bounded by Romania to the north, with most of the border marked by the lower Danube River. The Black Sea lies to the east, Turkey and Greece to the south, Macedonia to the southwest, and Serbia to the west. The capital city, Sofia, lies in a mountainous basin in the west.
The Colors Stuck. The color red has stuck and is now permanently associated with Republicans. Since the 2000 election, for example, the website RedState has become a popular source of news and information for right-leaning readers. The color blue is now permanently associated with Democrats.
In his address before the 2004 Democratic National Convention, Barack Obama rejected the division of the United States into red states and blue states, saying: The pundits like to slice-and-dice our country into red states and blue statesâred states for Republicans, and blue states for Democrats.