Business in Bulgaria

Facts and figures

Full name: Republic of Bulgaria

Area: 110,994 sq km
Population: 7.5 million (UN, 2009)
Population density – 68.6 inhabitants per km2
Capital: Sofia (1.4 million)
Big cities: Plovdiv, Varna, Bourgas, Rousse
Big airports: Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna, Bourgas
Seaports: Varna, Bourgas
River ports on the Danube: Vidin, Lom, Rousse
Currency: Bulgarian Lev (BGN), pegged to Euro (EUR 1 = BGN 1.95583)
Political system: Parliamentary democracy
Economy (GVA, 2009): 63.6% services, 30.4% industry and 6.0% agriculture
Native language: Bulgarian
Foreign languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Russian
Religion: 83.7% Christian, 12% Muslim
Affiliations: EU, NATO, WTO
Timezone: EET (UTC +2)
Country code: +359
Top-level domain: .bg