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Bulgaria Facts
Facts about Bulgaria
Capital of Bulgaria
Sofia
Total Area of Bulgaria
total: 110,910 sq km
land: 110,550 sq km
water: 360 sq km
Population of Bulgaria
7,450,349 (July 2005 est.)
Languages in Bulgaria
Bulgarian 84.5%, Turkish 9.6%, Roma 4.1%, other and unspecified 1.8% (2001 census)
Literacy in Bulgaria
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.6%
male: 99.1%
female: 98.2% (2003 est.)
Religions in Bulgaria
Bulgarian Orthodox 82.6%, Muslim 12.2%, other Christian 1.2%, other 4% (2001 census)
Life Expectancy in Bulgaria
total population: 72.03 years
male: 68.41 years
female: 75.87 years (2005 est.)
Government Type in Bulgaria
parliamentary democracy
Currency of Bulgaria
Lev (BGL)
GDP (per capita) in Bulgaria
purchasing power parity - $8,200 (2004 est.)
Labour Force in Bulgaria
3.398 million (2004 est.)
Exports from Bulgaria
$9.134 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Imports to Bulgaria
$12.23 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Natural Resources of Bulgaria
bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, coal, timber, arable land
Telephones (main lines in
use) in Bulgaria
2,868,200 (2002)
Telephones (mobile cellular)
in Bulgaria
2,597,500 (2002)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in Bulgaria