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Background
Having fought on the losing side in both World Wars, Bulgaria fell within the Soviet sphere of influence and became a People’s Republic in 1946. Communist domination ended in 1991 with the dissolution of the USSR, and Bulgaria began the contentious process of moving toward political democracy and a market economy while combating inflation, unemployment, corruption, and crime. Bulgaria joined NATO in 2006 and has become a member of the European Union in 2007.
Location
South-eastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Romania and Turkey
Area
110,910 sq km
Land Boundaries
Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Turkey
Natural Resources
Bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, coal, timber, arable land
Population
7.5 million (2011 est.)
Ethnic Groups
Bulgarian 84%, Turk 9.4%, Roma 4.7%, Macedonia, Armenian, Tatar, Gagauz, Circassian, others
Religions
Bulgarian Orthodox 80%, Muslim 16%, Roman Catholic 1.5%, Jewish 0.8%, Evangelicals 2% (2011)
Languages
Bulgarian, secondary languages closely correspond to ethnic breakdown
Industries
Machine building and metalworking, food processing, chemicals, construction materials, ferrous and nonferrous metals, nuclear fuel
Agriculture
Vegetables, fruits, tobacco, livestock, wine, wheat, barley, sunflowers, sugar beets
Currency
1 lev (Lv) = 100 stotinki