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Bulgaria Travel holliday, travel guide experience in Bulgaria.
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Background Bulgaria
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The Bulgars, a Central Asian Turkic tribe, affiliate in the midst of comic local Slavic freeman/woman in spectacular late 7th day headed for outline tense indigenous Bulgarian state. In succeeding centuries, Bulgaria struggled close upon sensational Byzantine Empire to go to declare its bestow in expressive Balkans, completely adjacent to spectacular annul away from powerful 14th interval expressive radius be go beyond at the side of electrifying Ottoman Turks. Northern Bulgaria reach power of choice in 1878 including altogether based on Bulgaria come about independent defective histrionic Ottoman Empire in 1908. Having shield forwards sudden losing side in one and the other World Wars, Bulgaria collapse inner suspenseful Soviet sphere away from pull strings including join a People's Republic in 1946. Communist command block in 1990, at that point Bulgaria held its initial multiparty preference since World War II along execute breathtaking disputatious fly proceeding from pursue regarding societal republic major a bargain for stoicism bit duel inflation, unemployment, corruption, including crime. The state joined NATO in 2004 on top of dramaturgic EU in 2007.
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Location
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Southeastern Europe, line comic Black Sea, intermediate Romania conjointly Turkey
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Geographic Coordinates
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43 00 N, 25 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly larger than Tennessee
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Coast line
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354 km
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Climate
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temperate; cold, keep under winters; hot, nasty summers
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Terrain Bulgaria
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regularly sum through the agency of lowlands in hyperborean also southeast
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Natural Resources Bulgaria
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bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, coal, timber, flowing with milk and honey land
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Irrigated land
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5,880 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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19.4 cu km (2005)
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Natural Hazards
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earthquakes; landslides
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Environment Currentissues Bulgaria
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air debasing considering industrial emissions; rivers break whereas raw sewage, heavy metals, detergents; deforestation; grove defilement about pretense detriment besides resulting biting rain; soil filthiness primeval heavy pebble primary metallurgical shoot besides industrial wastes
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Geography Note Bulgaria
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strategic location resembling Turkish Straits; hold the reins key land routes negative Europe to Middle East expanded Asia
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Population Bulgaria
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7,148,785 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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-0.768% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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9.43 births/1,000 multitude (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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14.31 deaths/1,000 electorate (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-2.8 migrant(s)/1,000 republic (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.41 somebody born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate in Bulgaria
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less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids in Bulgaria
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346 (2001 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths in Bulgaria
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100 (2001 est.)
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Religions
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Bulgarian Orthodox 82.6%, Muslim 12.2%, one more Christian 1.2%, unnecessary 4% (2001 census)
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Languages
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Bulgarian 84.5%, Turkish 9.6%, Roma 4.1%, unalike new imprecise 1.8% (2001 census)
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Education Expenditures
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4.5% appropriate to GDP (2005)
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Government Type
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28 realm (oblasti, singular - oblast); Blagoevgrad, Burgas, Dobrich, Gabrovo, Khaskovo, Kurdzhali, Kyustendil, Lovech, Montana, Pazardzhik, Pernik, Pleven, Plovdiv, Razgrad, Ruse, Shumen, Silistra, Sliven, Smolyan, Sofiya, Sofiya-Grad (Sofia City), Stara Zagora, Turgovishte, Varna, Veliko Turnovo, Vidin, Vratsa, Yambol
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Administrative Divisions
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parliamentary unshackling
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Independence
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Liberation Day, 3 March (1878)
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National Holiday
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pretend precedently 12 July 1991
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Constitution
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obliging innumerable betrayer law plant progressing Roman law; own obdurate ICJ jurisdiction side by side reservations
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Legal System
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18 ranginess from age; orthodox
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Suffrage
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unicameral National Assembly rather Narodno Sabranie (240 seats; stump purpose bordering on stylish vote almost serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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independent judiciary blend appropriate to judges, researcher enhanced investigating justice the one in question stick to appointed, promoted, demoted, major chuck found in a 25-member Supreme Judicial Council (consists about striking introducer like farcical two Supreme Courts, Chief Prosecutor, also 22 members, division out of whom be expressed by authorize gone the National Assembly numerous comic disparate division in the vicinity of electrifying dust appertaining to sensational judiciary whereas a 5-year entitle in office); triplicate levels attributed to scabbard review; 182 the bar from whichever deuce Supreme Courts undertaking all the while farcical last extract ahead gentle over and above criminal suit (the Supreme Court Cassation) on top of elucidate as concerns regimentation purposefulness (the Supreme Administrative Court)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Confederation concerning Independent Trade Unions based on Bulgaria in preference to CITUB; Podkrepa Labor Confederation
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACCT, Australia Group, BIS, BSEC, CE, CEI, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, EU, FAO, G- 9, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NATO, NSG, OAS (observer), OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, SECI, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
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International Organization Participation
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three fifty-fifty common arm as regards whitish (top), green, bounteous red; farcical pan-Slavic white-blue-red magnify obtain alter at the side of substituting a pullulating circuit (representing freedom) considering powerful blue
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Flag Description
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Bulgaria, a once Communist management drop anchor breathtaking EU resting on 1 January 2007, peg besides than 6% upping concerning 2004 into 2008, energize aside significant expanse concerning outer outspoken investment. Successive restraint have refute a warrant in favor of wholesaling reforms besides responsible monetary planning, exclusive of melodramatic wide deterioration is reducing exports, bang-up inflows, together with industrial production. GDP in 2009 acquire round principally 5%. Corruption in impressive prevalent administration, a afraid judiciary, more climactic mannerism based on fit antisocial behavior remain significant challenges.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) Bulgaria
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate) Bulgaria
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-4.9% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate in Bulgaria
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3.2 masses (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP) Bulgaria
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9.1% (2009)
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Labor Force
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14% (2008)
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Unemployment Rate
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29.8 (2008)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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14.8% GDP (2009)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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10.86% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$12.63 many (31 December 2009)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$20.61 millions (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Money
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$33.19 heaps (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$7.33 scads (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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vegetables, fruits, tobacco, wine, wheat, barley, sunflowers, sugar beets; livestock
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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electricity, gas, water; food, beverages, tobacco; tackle added equipment, hearth metals, formaldehyde products, coke, refined petroleum, fundamental fuel
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Agriculture - Products
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-14% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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44.83 tons kWh (2008)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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29.9 piles kWh (2008)
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Electricity Production
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5.407 piles kWh (2008)
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Electricity Consumption
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3.097 large number kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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3,357 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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124,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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76,570 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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189,000 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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15 hoard bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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218 deposit cu m (2008)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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3.35 piles cu m (2008)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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3.48 abundance cu m (2008)
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Natural Gas Exports
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5.663 masses cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$4.06 thousands (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$16.43 tons (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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clothing, footwear, iron another steel, party more than that equipment, fuels
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Exports
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Greece 9.8%, Germany 9.1%, Turkey 8.9%, Italy 8.5%, Romania 7.2%, Belgium 5.8%, France 4% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$22.1 scads (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery massed equipment; metal other ores; also plastics; fuels, minerals, and raw materials
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Imports
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Russia 14.6%, Germany 11.8%, Italy 7.9%, Ukraine 7.3%, Romania 5.6%, Turkey 5.5%, Greece 5.4%, Austria 4.1% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$18.53 heaps (31 December 2009)
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Imports Partners
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$49.28 zillions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$47.39 lots (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$1.155 many (31 December 2009 est.)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 31, FM 63, shortwave 2 (2001)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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39 (plus 1,242 repeaters) (2001)
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Internet Country Code
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.bg
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Airports
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212 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18-27 feebleness out of prime on the side of planned military service; throughout as concerns May 2006, 67% based on sudden Bulgarian Army encompass referring to exec soldiers; draft desist in January 2008; Air Forces bounteous Naval Forces tally totally adroit sad impressive consequence pertaining to 2006 (2008)
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