Bulgaria has a temperate climate, with cool and damp winters, very hot and dry summers, and Mediterranean influence along the Black Sea coast. Bulgaria's larger cities include: Sofia (1.4 mio inhabitants), Plovdiv (377 thousand), Varna (350 thousand), Burgas (210), Rousse (176), Stara Zagora (163), Pleven (122), Dobriv (116), Sliven (106) and Shumen (103). The country is made up of 28 provinces, which all take their name from their respective capital cities.