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$30.86 billion (2011 est.)Exports
$28.12 billion (2011 est.)Inflation rate (consumer prices)
4.2% (2011 est.)Unemployment rate
9.6% (2011 est.)GDP - per capita (PPP)
$13,800 (2011 est.)National product real growth rate
0.3% (2010 est.)Internet users
3.395 million (2009)Telephones - mobile cellular
10.585 million (2009)Population growth rate
-0.796% (2012 est.)Population
7,037,935 (July 2012 est.)About this country
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Historical background
The Bulgars, a Central Asian Turkic tribe, merged with the local Slavic inhabitants in the late 7th century to form the first Bulgarian state.
In succeeding centuries, Bulgaria struggled with the Byzantine Empire to assert its place in the Balkans, but by the end of the 14th century the country was overrun by the Ottoman Turks.
Northern Bulgaria attained autonomy in 1878 and all of Bulgaria became independent from the Ottoman Empire in 1908.
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Economic overview
Bulgaria, a former Communist country that entered the EU on 1 January 2007, averaged more than 6% annual growth from 2004 to 2008, driven by significant amounts of foreign direct investment and consumption.
Successive governments have demonstrated a commitment to economic reforms and responsible fiscal planning, but the global downturn sharply reduced domestic demand, exports, capital inflows, and industrial production.
GDP contracted by approximately 5% in 2009, and stagnated in 2010, despite a significant recovery in exports.
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OVERVIEW An early election on May 12th, precipitated by mass protests that led to the resignation of the Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (CEDB) government in February, produced an inconclusive ...
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Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev will appoint an interim government no earlier than March 13. The early elections are scheduled for May 12. PM Boyko Borissov and the entire CEDB-led government resigned ...
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Introduction This PEST country analysis report on Bulgaria provides a holistic view of the country, with insightful analysis of current and future issues, supplemented with relevant quantitative data to ...
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