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Bulgaria - Europe



Population  PopulationTop of page
InhabitantsLife expectancy
7,322,858 (July 2007 est.)total population: 72.57 years
male: 68.95 years
female: 76.4 years (2007 est.)
Ethnic groupsReligions
Bulgarian 83.9%, Turk 9.4%, Roma 4.7%, other 2% (including Macedonian, Armenian, Tatar, Circassian) (2001 census)Bulgarian Orthodox 82.6%, Muslim 12.2%, other Christian 1.2%, other 4% (2001 census)
LanguagesLiteracy
Bulgarian 84.5%, Turkish 9.6%, Roma 4.1%, other and unspecified 1.8% (2001 census)definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.6%
male: 99.1%
female: 98.2% (2003 est.)


Government  GovernmentTop of page
Government typeCapital
parliamentary democracy Sofia
IndependanceNational day
3 March 1878 (as an autonomous principality within the Ottoman Empire); 22 September 1908 (complete independence from the Ottoman Empire)Liberation Day, 3 March (1878)
ConstitutionLegal system
adopted 12 July 1991civil law and criminal law based on Roman law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction


Economy  EconomyTop of page
GDP (purchasing power parity)Growth rate
$27.85 billion (2006 est.)6.5% (2006 est.)
GDP per inhabitantUnemployment rate
$10,400 (2006 est.)9.6% (2006 est.)
Population below poverty lineInflation rate
14.1% (2003 est.)6.5% (2006 est.)
ExportsImports
$15.5 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)$23.8 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and goldCurrency
$11.43 billion (February 2007 est.)lev (BGL)
Military expenditures
2.6% (2005 est.)


Geography  GeographyTop of page
LocationArea
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Romania and Turkey 110,910 sq km
ClimateNatural resources
temperate; cold, damp winters; hot, dry summersbauxite, copper, lead, zinc, coal, timber, arable land


Communication  CommunicationTop of page
CellularsInternet code
6.245 million (2005).bg
Internet hostsInternet users
184,975 (2006)2.2 million (2005)


Transportation  TransportationTop of page
AirportsRailways (in km)
217 (2006)4,294 km
Roadways (in km)Pipelines (in km)
44,033 km gas 2,505 km; oil 339 km; refined products 156 km (2006)