| Population :
| 7,517,973 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Age structure 0-14 % :
| 14,40%.
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| Age structure 0-14.m :
| 553 801.
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| Age structure 0-14.f :
| 526 856.
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| Age structure 15-64 % :
| 68,50%.
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| Age structure 15-64.m :
| 2 533 784.
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| Age structure 15-64.f :
| 2 615 968.
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| Age structure 65 % :
| 17,10%.
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| Age structure 65.m :
| 535 954.
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| Age structure 65.f :
| 751 610.
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| Age structure est :
| 2004 est..
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| Median age total :
| 40.5 years .
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| Median age male :
| 38.4 years .
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| Median age female :
| 42.4 years (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate :
| -0.92% (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate note :
| .
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| Birth rate :
| 9.65 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Death rate :
| 14.25 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Net migration rate :
| -4.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Sex ratio at birth :
| 1.06 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio under 15 :
| 1.05 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 15-64 :
| 0.97 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 65 :
| 0.71 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio total :
| 0.93 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Infant mortality rate male :
| 25.15 deaths/1,000 live births .
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| Infant mortality rate female :
| 17.23 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) .
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| Life expectancy at birth total :
| 71.75 years .
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| Life expectancy at birth male :
| 68.14 years .
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| Life Expectancy at birth female :
| 75.59 years (2004 est.) .
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| Total fertility rate :
| 1.37 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| hiv aids :
| less than 0.1% - note: no country specific models provided (2001 est.) .
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| hiv aids people :
| 346 (2001 est.) .
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| hiv aids deaths :
| 100 (2001 est.) .
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| Nationality noun :
| Bulgarian(s) .
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| Nationality adjective :
| Bulgarian .
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| Ethnic groups :
| Bulgarian 83.9%, Turk 9.4%, Roma 4.7%, other 2% (including Macedonian, Armenian, Tatar, Circassian) (2001) .
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| Religions :
| Bulgarian Orthodox 82.6%, Muslim 12.2%, Roman Catholic 1.7%, Jewish 0.1%, Protestant, Gregorian-Armenian, and other 3.4% (1998) .
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| Languages :
| Bulgarian, secondary languages closely correspond to ethnic breakdown .
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| Literacy definition :
| age 15 and over can read and write .
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| Literacy total :
| 98,60%.
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| Literacy male :
| 99,10%.
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| Literacy female :
| 98.2% (2003 est.) .
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| Government type :
| parliamentary democracy .
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| Independence :
| 3 March 1878 (as an autonomous principality within the Ottoman Empire); 22 September 1908 (complete independence from the Ottaman Empire) .
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| National holiday :
| Liberation Day, 3 March (1878) .
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| Suffrage :
| 18 years of age; universal .
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| Economy overview :
| Bulgaria, a former communist country striving to enter the European Union, has experienced macroeconomic stability and strong growth since a major economic downturn in 1996 led to the fall of the then socialist government. As a result, the government became committed to economic reform and responsible fiscal planning. A $300 million stand-by agreement negotiated with the IMF at the end of 2001 has supported government efforts to overcome high rates of poverty and unemployment. .
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| Population below poverty line :
| 13.4% (2002 est.) .
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| Labor force by occupation :
| agriculture 26%, industry 31%, services 43% (1998 est.) .
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| Agriculture products :
| vegetables, fruits, tobacco, livestock, wine, wheat, barley, sunflowers, sugar beets .
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| Industries :
| electricity, gas and water; food, beverages and tobacco; machinery and equipment, base metals, chemical products, coke, refined petroleum, nuclear fuel .
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| Exports commodities :
| clothing, footwear, iron and steel, machinery and equipment, fuels .
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| Exports partners :
| Italy 14.6%, Germany 11.7%, Turkey 9.2%, US 5.8%, Greece 5.7%, Belgium 5.4%, France 5.1% (2003 est.) .
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| Imports commodities :
| Liberation Day, 3 March (1878) .
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| Imports partners :
| Liberation Day, 3 March (1878) .
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| Internet users :
| 630,000 (2002) .
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| Hymne :
| Proudly rise the Balkan peaks,
At their feet Blue Danube flows ;
Over Thrace the sun is shining,
Pirin looms in purple glow.
REFRAIN :
Oh, dear native land,
Earthly paradise !
For your loveliness, your beauty
E'er will charm our eyes.
(répéter refrain)
Paroles et musique : Tsevetan Tsvetkov Radoslavov, 1885.
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