Land area:42,683 sq mi (110,549 sq km);
Total area:42,823 sq mi (110,910 sq km )
Population (2008 est.):7,262,675 (growth rate: –0.8%); birth rate: 9.5/1000; infant mortality rate: 18.5/1000; life expectancy: 72.8; density per sq km: 65
Capital (2003 est.):Sofia, 1,088,700
Other largest cities:Plovdiv, 338,200; Varna, 312,300; Burgas, 192,000; Ruse, 161,000
Monetary unit:Lev

Current government officials
Languages:Bulgarian 85%, Turkish 10%, Roma 4%
Ethnicity/race:Bulgarian 83.9%, Turk 9.4%, Roma 4.7%, other (including Macedonian, Armenian, Tatar, Circassian) 2% (2001)
National Holiday : Liberation Day, March 3
Religions:Bulgarian Orthodox 83%, Islam 12%, other Christian 1% (2001)
Literacy rate:98.2% (2006 est.)

Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2007 est.): $86.32 billion; per capita $11,300. Real growth rate: 6.2%. Inflation: 7.6%. Unemployment: 7.7%. Arable land: 40%. Agriculture: vegetables, fruits, tobacco, wine, wheat, barley, sunflowers, sugar beets; livestock. Labor force: 3.34 million; agriculture 11%, industry 32.7%, services 56.3% (3rd quarter 2004 est.). Industries: electricity, gas, water; food, beverages, tobacco; machinery and equipment, base metals, chemical products, coke, refined petroleum, nuclear fuel. Natural resources: bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, coal, timber, arable land. Exports: $11.67 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.): hing, footwear, iron and steel, machinery and equipment, fuels. Imports: $15.9 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.): machinery and equipment; metals and ores; chemicals and plastics; fuels, minerals, and raw materials. Major trading partners: Italy, Germany, Turkey, Belgium, Greece, U.S., France, Russia (2004).