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Country
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Bulgaria |
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Leader
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President: Joyce Banda
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President: Rosen Plevneliev
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Population
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16,323,044
| 7,037,935
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Life Expectancy
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52.310 years
| 73.840 years
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Capital City
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| Sofia
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Largest city
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| Lilongwe (population: 646,750) | Sofia (population: 1,152,560) |
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Human Development Index
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0.457
| 0.834
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| GDP per capita |
| $13,800 US
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Literacy Rate
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62.7%
| 98.2%
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Corruption Perception Index
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2.8
| 3.6
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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13%
| 21.7%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
| 9.600%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished in practice
| Abolished
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Political System
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multiparty democracy
| parliamentary democracy
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Independence date
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| 3 March 1878 (as an autonomous principality within the Ottoman Empire); 22 September 1908 (complete independence from the Ottoman Empire)
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| Religions |
Christian 79.9%, Muslim 12.8%, other 3%, none 4.3% (1998 census)
| Bulgarian Orthodox 82.6%, Muslim 12.2%, other Christian 1.2%, other 4% (2001 census)
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| Languages |
Chichewa 57.2% (official), Chinyanja 12.8%, Chiyao 10.1%, Chitumbuka 9.5%, Chisena 2.7%, Chilomwe 2.4%, Chitonga 1.7%, other 3.6% (1998 census)
| Bulgarian 84.5%, Turkish 9.6%, Roma 4.1%, other and unspecified 1.8% (2001 census)
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| Exports |
| clothing, footwear, iron and steel, machinery and equipment, fuels
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| External Debt |
| $46,840,000,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
| leva (BGN) per US dollar - 1.3171 (2008 est.), 1.4366 (2007), 1.5576 (2006), 1.5741 (2005), 1.5751 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
| 2.600%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 5
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| Location |
Southern Africa, east of Zambia
| Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Romania and Turkey
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| Area |
118,484 km sq
| 110,879 km sq
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| Coastline |
0 km
| 354 km
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| Climate |
sub-tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November)
| temperate; cold, damp winters; hot, dry summers
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