Over 15K Moldovans received Bulgarian citizenship in 2002-2009
According to data released by Bulgarian authorities, Sofia granted 47,891 citizenships. Most of them - 46,874 - were given to people who claimed to have Bulgarian origins.
More than 20,000 Macedonians received citizenship during this period, followed by Moldova (15,753), Russia (2,344), Serbia (2,066), Ukraine (1,902), Israel (1,280) and Albania (601).
According to the 2004 census, the most recent one conducted by Moldovan authorities, there are slightly over 65,000 ethic Bulgarians living in the country, most of them living in Taraclia (a raion in the south), Chisinau, and the Gagauz autonomous region.
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