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Bulgaria

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Key facts

  • currency: Bulgarian lev
  • capital city: Sofia
  • region: Eastern Europe
  • continent: Europe
  • land area: 108,560 km²
  • population: 6,430,370 people
  • political leader: Boyko Borisov (Prime Minister)
Classified as: place

Location on a map: [43°0′N, 25°0′E]

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Summary

Bulgaria is a country. The capital city is Sofia, located in the Eastern Europe region of Europe. It has a land area of 108,560 km², a population of 6,430,370 people and uses the currency Bulgarian lev. The Prime Minister is Boyko Borisov.

Environment

Bulgaria is one of the countries in Europe, countries in Eastern Europe and 194 countries in our database.
  • Agricultural land: 50,465.97 km²
  • Alternative and nuclear energy: 25.83 % of total energy use
  • Carbon dioxide emissions (co2): 50.10 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Electricity production from coal sources: 46.21 % of total
  • Electricity production from natural gas sources: 3.82 % of total
  • Electricity production from hydroelectric sources: 11.61 % of total
  • Electricity production from nuclear sources: 33.81 % of total
  • Electricity production from oil sources: 0.37 % of total
  • Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric: 6.37 % of total
  • Net energy imports: 36.55 % of energy use
  • Fertility rate: 1.78 births per woman
  • Forest area: 39,060 km²
  • Fossil fuel energy consumption: 71.05 % of total
  • Greenhouse gas emissions (co2, ch4, n2o, hfcs, pfcs, sf6): 68.38 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Median age: 40.80
  • Methane emissions: 10.16 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Nitrous oxide emissions: 4.03 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Female population: 3,311,961 people
  • Male population: 3,118,409 people
  • Renewable energy consumption: 20.40 % of total final energy consumption
  • Rural land area: 108,913.94 km²
  • Rural population: 1,498,212 people
  • Urban land area: 2,109.34 km²
  • Urban population: 4,932,158 people
  • Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters : 1.19 % of total population

Geographical distribution of cities in Bulgaria by population

Evolution of historical electricity production from oil sources in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical net energy imports in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical fertility rate in Bulgaria

Bulgaria relationship between life expectancy at birth and fertility rate over time

Bulgaria relationship between median age and fertility rate over time

Evolution of historical forest area in Bulgaria

Bulgaria relationship between rural land area and forest area over time

Evolution of historical fossil fuel energy consumption in Bulgaria

Bulgaria relationship between renewable energy consumption and fossil fuel energy consumption over time

Evolution of historical other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Bulgaria

Bulgaria relationship between urban land area and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) over time

Bulgaria relationship between urban land area and nitrous oxide emissions over time

Bulgaria relationship between urban population and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) over time

Evolution of historical internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical individuals using the Internet in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical land area in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical median age in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical methane emissions in Bulgaria

Bulgaria relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and methane emissions over time

Bulgaria relationship between population and methane emissions over time

Bulgaria relationship between rural population and methane emissions over time

Bulgaria relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and methane emissions over time

Bulgaria relationship between urban land area and methane emissions over time

Bulgaria relationship between urban population and methane emissions over time

Evolution of historical net migration in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical nitrous oxide emissions in Bulgaria

Bulgaria relationship between population and nitrous oxide emissions over time

Bulgaria relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and nitrous oxide emissions over time

Bulgaria relationship between urban population and nitrous oxide emissions over time

Evolution of historical population in Bulgaria

Bulgaria relationship between urban land area and population over time

Evolution of historical female population in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical male population in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical renewable energy consumption in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical rural land area in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical rural population in Bulgaria

Bulgaria relationship between urban land area and rural population over time

Evolution of historical urban land area in Bulgaria

Bulgaria relationship between urban population and urban land area over time

Evolution of historical urban population in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters in Bulgaria

Bulgaria relationship between date and population over time

Bulgaria relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Evolution of historical agricultural land in Bulgaria

Bulgaria relationship between methane emissions and agricultural land over time

Bulgaria relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and agricultural land over time

Evolution of historical alternative and nuclear energy in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in Bulgaria

Bulgaria relationship between GDP and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Bulgaria relationship between methane emissions and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Bulgaria relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Bulgaria relationship between urban land area and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Bulgaria relationship between urban population and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Evolution of historical access to electricity in Bulgaria

Bulgaria relationship between birth rate and access to electricity over time

Bulgaria relationship between fertility rate and access to electricity over time

Bulgaria relationship between life expectancy at birth and access to electricity over time

Bulgaria relationship between renewable energy consumption and access to electricity over time

Bulgaria relationship between self-employed workers and access to electricity over time

Bulgaria relationship between vulnerable employment and access to electricity over time

Evolution of historical electricity production from coal sources in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical electricity production from natural gas sources in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical electricity production from nuclear sources in Bulgaria

Distribution of sites in Bulgaria by inscription year

Geographical distribution of sites in Bulgaria by area

Proportion of transboundary sites in Bulgaria

Geographical distribution of wildfires in Bulgaria by mean width

Relationship between width mean and length mean in Bulgaria

Cities in Bulgaria

Sites in Bulgaria

Wildfires in Bulgaria

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Business

  • Central government debt: 30.30 % of GDP
  • Expense: 31.19 % of GDP
  • Gdp: 101,584,384,672.79 current US$
  • Inflation: 9.44 annual %
  • Self-employed workers: 11.09 % of total employment
  • Tax revenue: 21.80 % of GDP
  • Unemployment: 4.29 % of total labor force
  • Vulnerable employment: 7.26 % of total employment

Distribution of companies founded in Bulgaria by year

Evolution of historical central government debt in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical expense in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical GDP in Bulgaria

Bulgaria relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and GDP over time

Evolution of historical median inflation in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical proportion of self-employed workers in Bulgaria

Bulgaria relationship between vulnerable employment and self-employed workers over time

Evolution of historical tax revenue in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical unemployment in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical vulnerable employment in Bulgaria

Proportion of shops per country in Bulgaria

Companies from Bulgaria

Exchanges in Bulgaria

Shops in Bulgaria

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Health

  • Birth rate: 8.80 per 1,000 people
  • Death rate: 18.40 per 1,000 people
  • Health expenditure per capita: 1,040.00 current US$
  • Health expenditure: 8.56 % of GDP
  • Incidence of hiv: 0.03 per 1,000 uninfected population
  • Hospital beds: 7.77 per 1,000 people
  • Life expectancy at birth: 74
  • Suicide mortality rate: 9.70 per 100,000 population

Evolution of historical birth rate in Bulgaria

Bulgaria relationship between fertility rate and birth rate over time

Bulgaria relationship between life expectancy at birth and birth rate over time

Bulgaria relationship between self-employed workers and birth rate over time

Bulgaria relationship between vulnerable employment and birth rate over time

Bulgaria relationship between median age and birth rate over time

Evolution of historical death rate in Bulgaria

Bulgaria relationship between life expectancy at birth and death rate over time

Evolution of historical health expenditure per capita in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical health expenditure in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical incidence of HIV in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical hospital beds in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical life expectancy at birth in Bulgaria

Bulgaria relationship between self-employed workers and life expectancy at birth over time

Bulgaria relationship between vulnerable employment and life expectancy at birth over time

Evolution of historical suicide mortality rate in Bulgaria

Distribution of diseases by first founded year in Bulgaria

Proportion of diseases in Bulgaria by mortality rate

Distribution of diseases in Bulgaria by start date

Evolution of historical cases in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical deaths in Bulgaria

Relationship between deaths and cases over time in Bulgaria

Diseases in Bulgaria

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Politics

  • Armed forces personnel: 37,000 people
  • Democracy score: 7.03
  • Democracy type: Flawed democracy
  • Military expenditure: 1.51 % of GDP
  • Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments: 24.17 %

Evolution of historical armed forces personnel in Bulgaria

Bulgaria relationship between methane emissions and armed forces personnel over time

Bulgaria relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and armed forces personnel over time

Bulgaria relationship between population and armed forces personnel over time

Bulgaria relationship between rural population and armed forces personnel over time

Bulgaria relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and armed forces personnel over time

Bulgaria relationship between urban land area and armed forces personnel over time

Bulgaria relationship between urban population and armed forces personnel over time

Evolution of historical military expenditure in Bulgaria

Evolution of the historical proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Bulgaria

Distribution of politicians from Bulgaria by birth year

Proportion of politicians per gender in Bulgaria

Political parties in Bulgaria

Politicians from Bulgaria

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Sports

Distribution of athletes from Bulgaria by birth year

Proportion of athletes per gender in Bulgaria

Proportion of competitions per city in Bulgaria

Proportion of competitions per country in Bulgaria

Distribution of competitions in Bulgaria by start date

Proportion of medals won by Bulgaria in the Olympics

Athletes from Bulgaria

Competitions in Bulgaria

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Culture

Distribution of artists from Bulgaria by birth year

Proportion of artists per gender in Bulgaria

Geographical distribution of museums in Bulgaria by visitors

Artists from Bulgaria

Museums in Bulgaria

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Research

Geographical distribution of universities in Bulgaria by total students

Distribution of universities in Bulgaria per foundation year

Universities in Bulgaria

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In literature

There are 160 books written about Bulgaria in the database

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Details

This dashboard is based on data from: SIPRI, World Bank, Reporters Without Borders

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