Bulgaria
- Official Name:
- Republic of Bulgaria (Bulgaria)
- Area:
- 110.910 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 7.322.858 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 354 km
- Capital:
- Sofia
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Burgas, Lom, Nesebur, Ruse, Varna, Vidin
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: 12 nm
- Contiguous zone: 24 nm
- Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
- Political divisions:
- 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
- Language(s):
- Bulgarian 84,5%, Turkish 9,6%, Roma 4,1%, other and unspecified 1,8% (2001 census)
- National holiday:
- Liberation Day, 3 March (1878)
- Nationality:
- Bulgarian(s)
- Official time:
- UTC 2. Daylight saving time: 1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
- Member of:
- ACCT, Australia Group, BIS, BSEC, CE, CEI, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, EU (new member), FAO, G- 9, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM (guest), NATO, NSG, OAS (observer), OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, SECI, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMEE, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNWTO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WEU (associate affiliate), WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
- Internet country code:
- .bg
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Lev (BGL) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD10.700 (2006 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD 28.060.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 6,3% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2006 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 13,6%
- Industry: 32,1%
- Services: 54,3%
- Labor force:
- 3.510.000 (2006 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (2006):
-
- Agriculture 8,5%
- Industry: 33,6%
- Services 57,9%
- Unemployment rate:
- 9,6% (2006 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 6,5% (2006 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- 23,8% del PIB (2006 est.)
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD13.280.000.000
- Expenditures: USD12.160.000.000
- Public debt:
- 25,6% of GDP (2006 est.)
- Current account balance:
- USD -5.100.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Exports:
- USD 15.500.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Clothing, footwear, iron and steel, machinery and equipment, fuelst
- Exports - Partners:
- Italy 12%, Turkey 10,5%, Germany 9,8%, Greece 9,5%, Belgium 5,9%, France 4,6% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 23.800.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Machinery and equipment; metals and ores; chemicals and plastics; fuels, minerals, and raw materials
- Imports - partners:
- Russia 15,6%, Germany 13,6%, Italy 9%, Turkey 6,1%, Greece 5%, France 4,7% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- USD 11.430.000.000 (2007 est.)
- Debt - external:
- USD 24.300.000.000 (2006)
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