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Capital Bulgaria : |
Sofia .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Bulgaria :
| Greece 494 km, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 148 km, Romania 608 km, Serbia and Montenegro 318 km, Turkey 240 km .
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| Climate Bulgaria :
| temperate; cold, damp winters; hot, dry summers .
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| Life expectancy Bulgaria :
| 71.75 years .
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| Fertility rate Bulgaria :
| 1.37 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Bulgaria :
| parliamentary democracy .
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| Population Bulgaria :
| 7,517,973 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Area Total Bulgaria :
| 110,910 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Bulgaria :
| 2,868,200 (2002) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Bulgaria :
| 2,597,500 (2002) .
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| International Country Code Bulgaria :
| 359.
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| Sex ratio total Bulgaria :
| 0.93 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex Bulgaria ratio under 15 :
| 1.05 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Bulgaria ratio 15 64 :
| 0.97 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Bulgaria ratio 65 :
| 0.71 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance Bulgaria :
| $-1.666 billion (2003) |
| HIV Bulgaria :
| less than 0.1% - note: no country specific models provided (2001 est.) |
| Population below poverty line Bulgaria :
| 13.4% (2002 est.) |
| Literacy Bulgaria :
| 98,60% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Bulgaria :
| 4,50% |
| House hold income highest than 10% Bulgaria :
| 22.8% (1997) |
| Inflation Bulgaria :
| 2.3% (2003 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate Bulgaria :
| 14.3% (2003) |
| Internet Users Bulgaria :
| 630,000 (2002) |
| Location Bulgaria :
| Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Romania and Turkey |
| Geographic Coordinates Bulgaria :
| 43 00 N, 25 00 E |
| Religion Bulgaria :
| Bulgarian Orthodox 82.6%, Muslim 12.2%, Roman Catholic 1.7%, Jewish 0.1%, Protestant, Gregorian-Armenian, and other 3.4% (1998) |
| Administrative region Bulgaria :
| 28 provinces (oblasti, singular - oblast); Blagoevgrad, Burgas, Dobrich, Gabrovo, Khaskovo, Kurdzhali, Kyustendil, Lovech, Montana, Pazardzhik, Pernik, Pleven, Plovdiv, Razgrad, Ruse, Shumen, Silistra, Sliven, Smolyan, Sofiya, Sofiya-Grad, Stara Zagora, Turgovishte, Varna, Veliko Turnovo, Vidin, Vratsa, Yambol |
| Terrain Bulgaria :
| mostly mountains with lowlands in north and southeast |
| Elevation extremes lowest Bulgaria :
| Black Sea 0 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Bulgaria :
| Musala 2,925 m |
| Natural resources Bulgaria :
| bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, coal, timber, arable land |
| Land use arable land Bulgaria :
| 40,02% |
| Land use permanentcrops Bulgaria :
| 1,92% |
| Irrigated land Bulgaria :
| 8,000 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards Bulgaria :
| earthquakes, landslides |
| Environment current issues Bulgaria :
| air pollution from industrial emissions; rivers polluted from raw sewage, heavy metals, detergents; deforestation; forest damage from air pollution and resulting acid rain; soil contamination from heavy metals from metallurgical plants and industrial wastes |
| Geography note Bulgaria :
| strategic location near Turkish Straits; controls key land routes from Europe to Middle East and Asia |
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Divisions
Blagoevgrad
Burgas
Dobrich
Gabrovo
Khaskovo
Kurdzhali
Kyustendil
Lovech
Montana
Pazardzhik
Pernik
Pleven
Plovdiv
Razgrad
Ruse
Shumen
Silistra
Sliven
Smolyan
Sofiya
Sofiya-Grad
Stara Zagora
Turgovishte
Varna
Veliko Turnovo
Vidin
Vratsa
Yambol
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