During which period Rositsa Yanakieva served as the Mayor of a city in Europe's 16th-largest country?
Bulgaria Bulgaria ( ; Bulgarian: България , "Bǎlgariya "), officially the Republic of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Република България , "Republika Bǎlgariya ", ] ), is a country in southeastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, and the Black Sea to the east. With a territory of 110994 km2 , Bulgaria is Europe's 16th-largest country.
Rumelia Rumelia (Ottoman Turkish: روم ايلى‎ , "Rūm-ėli"; Turkish: "Rumeli" ; in Latin Genoese documents Romania, Bosnian: "Rumelija" , Greek: Ρωμυλία , "Romylía", or Ρούμελη, "Roúmeli"; Albanian: "Rumelia" ; Macedonian and Serbian: Румелија , "Rumelija" and Bulgarian: Румелия , "Rumeliya"), also known as Turkey in Europe, was a historical term describing the area now referred to as the Balkans (Balkan Peninsula) when it was administered by the Ottoman Empire.