Bulgaria Country Profile

• Area: 110,910 sq. km. / 42,822 square miles
• Population: 7 888 600 (2004 data)
• Economy (GVA): 59% services, 29% industry and 12% agriculture
• University degrees: 15% of population
• Native language: Bulgarian
• Foreign languages: English, German, French, Russian
• Religion: 83% Eastern Orthodox
• Government: Parliamentary democracy
• Currency: BGN pegged to EUR at 1.95583:1
• Affiliations: NATO, WTO