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bulgaria : vital stats
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geography |
: Land Mass : 110,912 sq.km. (42,823 sq.mi.) Balkan state adjoining Turkey, Greece, Macedonia, Serbia and Romania. : Population : (2000): 8,225,045 -0.65% AGR : Capital : Sofia 1,188,000. |
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peoples |
: Literacy : 98% (in practice nearer 90%). : Official Language : Bulgarian, Turkish : Total Languages : 12 : Languages with Scriptures : 3 - Bible; 1 - New Testament; 3 - portions; 4 - work in progress |
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economy |
Poverty increased by 45 years of Communist rule which ended in 1989. Public Debt 79% of GNP go to Human Development Index. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
politics |
A nation since the 5th Century, but rarely independent. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
religion |
Orthodoxy was the state religion until 1945. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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