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Bulgaria
Republic of Bulgaria
Republika Bulgaria
General Information
| People |
| Population: |
8,775,198 |
| Population Density: |
205 per sq.mi. |
| Urban: |
67% |
| Ethnic groups: |
- Bulgarian 85%
- Turk 8.5%
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| Principle languages: |
Bulgarian |
| Religions: |
- Bulgarian Orthodox 85%
- Muslim 13%
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| Geography |
| Area: |
42,855 sq. mi. |
| Location: |
In Balkan Peninsula on Black Sea |
| Neighbors: |
- Romania on N
- Yugoslavia, Macedonia on W
- Greece, Turkey on S
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| Topography: |
The Starina Planina (Balkan) Mts. stretch E-W across the center of the
country, with the Danubian plain on N, the Rhodope Mts. on SW, and Thracian
Plain on SE |
| Capital: |
Sofia (1991): 1.1 mil. |
| Government |
| Type: |
Republic |
| Head of state: |
Pres. Zhelyu Zhelev; b. March 3, 1935; in office: Jan. 1995 |
| Defense: Active Troop Strength: |
101,900 est. |
| Economy |
| Industries: |
Chemicals, machinery, metals, textiles, processed food |
| Chief crops: |
Grains, fruit, corn, tobacco |
| Minerals: |
Bauxite, copper, zinc, lead, coal |
| Finance |
| Monetary unit: |
Lev (Oct. 1994: 62.84 = $1 US) |
| Gross domestic product (1993): |
$33.9 bln. |
| Per capita GDP: |
$3,800. |
| Health |
| Life expectancy at birth (1995): |
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| Births (per 1,000 pop.): |
12 |
| Deaths (per 1,000 pop.): |
11 |
| Natural increase: |
0 |
| Hospital beds: |
1 per 93 persons |
| Physicians: |
1 per 298 persons |
| Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births 1995): |
11 |
| Education |
| Literacy (1994): |
96% |
| Major International Organizations |
| UN |
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