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| Motto nazionale: L’Unione fa la forza | ||||
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| Lingua ufficiale | bulgaro | |||
| Capitale | Sofia | |||
| Forma istituzionale | Repubblica | |||
| Relazioni internazionali | Membro di: Consiglio d'Europa, EBRD, ONU, OSCE e CEFTA, associato UE | |||
| Presidente | Gheorghi Parvanov | |||
| Presidente del Consiglio | Simeone Saxe-Coburg Gotha | |||
| Superficie Complessiva % di acqua | al 102-mo posto 110,910 km2 0.3% | |||
| Popolazione
In totale (2000) Densità della popolazione |
al 88-mo posto
7,707,495 69.5/km² | |||
| Religione |
Ortodossi (85,7%), | |||
| Indipendenza
Dichiarata Riconosciuta dall’Impero Ottomano |
3 marzo, 1878
22 settembre, 1908 | |||
| Moneta | Lev | |||
| Fuso orario | UTC +2 | |||
| Inno nazionale | Mila Rodino(Cara Patria) | |||
| Internet TLD | .bg | |||
| Prefisso telefonico | 359 | |||
La Repubblica di Bulgaria è una piccola nazione situata nella parte sud-orientale dell’Europa. E’ posta nella metà orientale della penisola Balcanica. Confina con il mar Nero ad est, con la Grecia e la Turchia a sud, con la ex Jugoslavia e la Macedonia ad ovest, e con la Romania a nord da cui è divisa dal fiume Danubio. La lunghezza complessiva dei confini bulgari è di 2245 Km, di cui 1181 Km sono terrestri, 686 Km fluviali e 378 Km costieri.
La rete stradale della Bulgaria è lunga 36 720 Km, la rete ferroviaria - 4 300 Km.
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2 Politica 3 Regioni 4 Geografia 5 Economia 6 Demographics 7 Cultura 8 Miscellaneous topics 9 Link esterni |
The Balkan peninsula derives its name from the Balkan or Stara Planina mountain range which runs through the centre of Bulgaria into eastern Serbia.
Bulgaria's economy contracted dramatically after 1989 with the loss of the Soviet market, to which the Bulgarian economy had been closely tied.
The standard of living fell by about 40%, but is expected to reach the pre-1990 levels by the end of 2003.
In addition, UN sanctions against Yugoslavia and Iraq took a heavy toll on the Bulgarian economy.
The first signs of recovery emerged in 1994 when the GDP grew and inflation fell.
During 1996, however, the economy collapsed due to poor economic reforms and an unstable banking system.
Since 1997 the country has been on the path to recovery, with GDP growing at a 4-5% rate, increasing FDI, macroeconomic stability and EU membership set for 2007.
The current government, elected in 2001, has pledged to maintain the fundamental economic policy objectives adopted by its predecessor in 1997, i.e., retaining the Currency Board, practicing sound financial policies, accelerating privatisation, and pursuing structural reforms.
While economic forecasts for 2002 and 2003 predict continued growth in the Bulgarian economy, the government still faces high unemployment and low standards of living.
Bulgaria is holding accession talks with the European Union, hoping to join in 2007.
According to the 2001 census, Bulgaria's population is mainly ethnic Bulgarian (83.9%), with two sizable minorities in the form of Turks (9.4%) and Roma (4.7%).
The remaining 2% consist of several smaller minorities including Macedonians, Armenians, Russians, Romanians, Ukrainians, Greeks, and Jews . 84,8% of the Bulgarian population speak Bulgarian, a member of the Slavic languages, which is the only official language, but other languages are spoken, corresponding closely to their respective ethnic minorities.
Most Bulgarians (83.9%) are at least nominally a member of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, the national Eastern Orthodox church.
Other religious denominations include Islam (12.1%), Roman Catholicism (1.7%), Judaism (0.8%), with Protestant, Gregorian-Armenian, and other faiths numbering 1.6%.
Storia
Politica
Regioni
Mappa
Regions of Bulgaria
Geografia
Economia
Demographics
Cultura
Miscellaneous topics
Much of the material in these articles comes from the CIA World Factbook 2000 and the 2003 U.S. Department of State website.Link esterni
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