Bulgaria 1st in Europe by mosques per capita

Bulgaria has the highest number of mosques per capita in Europe and the country ranks next to Arab countries with its total of 1200 mosques, according to data of Eurostat.

Over 3000 students in elementary public schools study Islam each year, Bulgarian private TV station bTV reports.

570 000 Bulgarians define themselves as Muslims. Courses in Islam are offered on the curriculum of Bulgarian schools on a voluntary basis, bTV reminds.

Adapted from Novinite