About
| Republic of Bulgaria |
|
Area
Population
Capital
Official Language |
110,993.6 sq km
7,534,289
Sofia
Bulgarian |
| General |
| Political system |
Parliamentarian republic |
| Head of State |
Georgi Parvanov |
| Head of Government |
Boyko Borisov |
| Administrative regions |
Sofia (capital), Sofia region, Burgas, Varna, Plovdiv, Ruse, Haskovo, Lovech, Montana, Sliven, Yambol, Dobrich, Silistra, Shumen, Gabrovo, Pleven, Vidin, Vratsa, Veliko Tarnovo, Pazardjik, Slomian, Razgrad, Targovishte, Blagoevgrad, Pernik, Kardjali, Kjustendil, Stara Zagora |
| Public holidays |
1 January |
New Year |
| 3 March |
National Holiday |
| |
Easter and Easter Monday |
| 1 May |
Labor Day |
| 6 May |
Day of the Bulgarian Army |
| 24 May |
Day of the Cyrillic Alphabet |
| 6 September |
The Union of Eastern Rumelia and the Bulgarian Principality |
| 22 September |
Independence Day |
| 1 November |
Leaders of the Bulgarian National Revival Day |
| 24,25,26 December |
Christmas |
| Currency |
Lev (BGL) |
| Weights and measures |
metric system |
| Time |
GMT +2 |
| Demographic profile as of 31.12.2010 |
Population
Population in towns
Male
Religion
(Data are from the Census as of 31.12.2010) |
7 534 289
5 375 069
3 629 809
Christian Orthodox (85%)
Muslim (13%)
Catholic (1%) |
Population growth
(31.12.2010) |
For the past 10 years (since the previous census in 2001 till now) the population has decreased by 581,750 people. |
Employed persons
(annual number in mln.,2010) |
3 505.800 |
| The Economy in 2010 |
| Real GDP growth (%) |
0.6 |
| GDP (mln Euro) |
38191.72 |
| GDP per head (Euro) |
4782 |
| Budget balance (% of GDP)* |
4.7 |
Unemployment rate as of 31.12.2010
(Rate of unemployed persons registered at the employment offices related to the total of employed and unemployed persons -%) * |
12.0 |
Annual average inflation
(measured by CPI, in the last 12 months (July 2010 – June 2011) compared to
the previous 12 months (July 2009 – June 2010)) – % |
4.3 |
Average Wage
(in Leva)
|
Public sector 711, Private sector 645 |
Exchange rate Lv:Euro
(fixed by the monetary board) |
1.95836 |
Exchange rate Lv:DM
(Exchange rate of BNB) |
1.000 |
BNB interest rate
(at the end of the period – %) |
4.68 |
Goods: exports fob
(mln Leva) |
726..8 |
Goods: imports cif
(mln Leva) |
992.4 |
Trade balance (FOB/CIF)
(mln Leva) |
-265.6 |
Gross external debt
(mln. euro at 30.04.2011) |
36 014.8 (94.3% of GDP) |
Notes:
Main Source of Information: National Statistical Institute