Bulgaria

Official Name:	The Republic of Bulgaria
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Parliamentary Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Republika Balgariya
ISO Country Codes:	BG : BGR
Internet Domain:	.bg
Government Web Site:	https://www.government.bg/

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Capital:	Sofia	Main Airports:	Sofia Airport
Language(s):	Bulgarian	Population:	6,873,253
Currency:	Bulgarian Lev	ISO Currency Code:	BGN
Telephone Dial In:	+359	ID Prefix:	00

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Commisceo Global; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO;

Political & Cultural Organisations:

Australia Group; Central European Initiative; Community of Democracies; Council of Europe; Euro Atlantic Partnership Council; European Union; Inter Parliamentary Union; NATO; Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie; Organization for Security and Cooperation In Europe; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Fodor's Travel; Lonely Planet; Rough Guide

News Resources:

News Agency

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Bulgarian News Agency;

Dir.bg;

Mediapool;

Novinite.com;

Newspaper

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24 Chasa;

Bulgaria Dnes;

Bulgaria Gazette;

Bulgarisches Wirtschaftsblatt;

Radio

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BG Radio;

BG-Radio.org;

BNR (Bulgarian National Radio);

Darik Radio;

Bulgaria

Government Website:	https://www.government.bg/
Sovereign Ratings:	https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/bulgaria
Central Bank:	Bulgarian National Bank
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	1.61885 leva (BGN) per US dollar (2020 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	5.66% (2019 est.)
Population below poverty line:	23.8% (2019 est.)
Inflation Rate:	3.1% (2019 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	4.50% (2019 - World Bank)
GDP:	$167.804 billion (2021 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$24,400 (2021 est.)
Currency Name:	Bulgarian Lev
Currency Code:	BGN
World Bank Classification:	Upper-Middle-Income Economy

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	5.1%	vegetables, fruits, tobacco, wine, wheat, barley, sunflowers, sugar beets; livestock
Industry:	27.5%	electricity, gas, water; food, beverages, tobacco; machinery and equipment, automotive parts, base metals, chemical products, coke, refined petroleum, nuclear fuel; outsourcing centers
Services:	67.5%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

EBRD; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic Commission for Europe; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

Countryeconomy; EBRD; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: Bulgarian Stock Exchange Sofia ;

National Statistics Office:

National Statistical Institute;

National Dataset(s):

Focus Economics; Trading Economics;

Bulgaria

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	Bulgarian; English
Customs & Excise:	The National Customs Agency
Development Bank(s):	The Social Development Bank in Europe; The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; Bulgarian Development Bank;
National Standards Bureau:	Bulgarian Institute for Standardization

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 49/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 72/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: 53/136 (2016)
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