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Demographic
Population: 7.8m
Population growth: -0.92%
Life expectancy: 71.75
years
Ethnic groups: 83.9% Bulgarian,
9.4% Turks, 4.7% Roma
Religions: 82.6% Orthodox
Christian, 12.2% Muslim, 1.7% Roman Catholic
Literacy: 98.6%
Economic
Real GDP growth: 6.0% (est.
2004)
GDP per capita: $7600 (est.
2003 using PPP)
Population below poverty line:
13.4% (est. 2002). Note: UK= 17% (est.
2002)
Unemployment: 14.3% (2003)
Local currency: Bulgarian
Lev (fixed exchange rate with Euro)
Political
Government type: Parliamentary
Democracy
Capital: Sofia
Independence: 22 September
1908 from Ottoman Empire
Legal system: Civil and
criminal law based on Roman law
Geography
Location: Southeastern
Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Romania,
Greece and Turkey
Area: 110,910 sq km
Coastline: 354km
Terrain: Mostly mountains
with lowlands in north and southeast
Elevation extremes: Low-
Black Sea 0m High- Musala 2925m
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