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Bulgaria is situated in Southeast Europe and occupies the
Eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula. To the North it borders
Romania, to the west the Republic of Macedonia, to the east the
Black Sea, to the south Greece, and to the southeast Turkey's
European side.
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Area:
110,910 sq. km. (slightly larger than
Tennessee).
Coastline:
354 km
Population:
8,428,006
Age Structure:
0-14 years: 15.11%
15-64 years: 68.17%
65 + years: 16.72%
Birth Rate:
8.06 births/1000 population
Death Rate: 14.53 deaths/1000
population
Religion:
86.6% of the population are Eastern Orthodox, 13% are Muslim
Official Language:
Bulgarian; uses Cyrillic Alphabet
Climate:
Temperate continental with clearly marked four seasons.
Terrain:
Mostly mountains with lowlands in North and SouthEast
Natural Resources:
bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, coal, timber, arable land.
Ethnic Groups:
Bulgarian 83%, Turkish 8.5%, Roma 2.6%, Macedonian, Armenian, Tatar,
Gaguaz, Circassian and others (1998).
Constitution:
adopted 12 July 1991 |
