Bulgaria
Information
| Capital | Sofia |
| Currency | Lev (BGN) |
| Government | Parliamentary Republic |
| Area/ Size | 110,879 sq km |
| Population | 7,101,510 (July 2017 est.) |
| Language | Bulgarian (official) 76.8%, Turkish 8.2%, Romani 3.8% |
| Religion | Eastern Orthodox 59.4%, Muslim 7.8%, other (including Catholic, Protestant, Armenian Apostolic Orthodox, and Jewish) 1.7%, none 3.7%, unspecified 27.4% (2011 est.) |
| Climate | Temperate climate; cold, damp winters; hot, dry summers |
| Industry | Industries:
electricity, gas, water; food, beverages, tobacco; machinery and equipment, automotive parts, base metals, chemical products, coke, refined petroleum, nuclear fuel; outsourcing centers Industrial production growth rate: 4.2% (2017 est.) Exports – commodities: clothing, footwear, iron and steel, machinery and equipment, fuels, agriculture, tobacco, IT components Exports – partners: Germany 13.5%, Italy 8.3%, Romania 8.2%, Turkey 7.7% |
| Transport | Airports: 68 (2013)
Pipelines: gas 2,765 km; oil 346 km; refined products 378 km (2017) Railways: total: 5,114 km Roadways: total: 19,512 km; paved: 19,235 km (includes 458 km of expressways) Waterways: 470 km (2009) |
| Economy | GDP (PPP): $163 billion (2018 estimate)
GDP – composition, by sector of origin: agriculture: 4.3% industry: 28% services: 67.7% (2017 est.) |
| Other Facts | Internet users: total: 4,274,328; percent of population: 59.8% (July 2016 est.)
Electricity – from nuclear fuels: 16% of total installed capacity (2016 est.) Electricity – from hydroelectric plants: 25% of total installed capacity (2016 est.) Electricity – from other renewable sources: 14% of total installed capacity (2016 est.) |