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      People ::Bulgaria

      Population:

      7,148,785 (July 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 98

      Age structure:

      0–14 years: 13.8% (male 509,544/female 484,816)

      15–64 years: 68.5% (male 2,426,060/female 2,508,772)

      65 years and over: 17.7% (male 518,711/female 756,784) (2010 est.)

      Median age:

      total: 41.6 years

      male: 39.4 years

      female: 43.9 years (2010 est.)

      Population growth rate:

      −0.768% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 228

      Birth rate:

      9.43 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 205

      Death rate:

      14.31 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 17

      Net migration rate:

      −2.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 181

      Urbanization:

      urban population: 71% of total population (2008)

      rate of urbanization: −0.3% annual rate of change (2005–10 est.)

      Sex ratio:

      at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

      under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

      15–64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female

      65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female

      total population: 0.92 male(s)/female (2010 est.)

      Infant mortality rate:

      total: 17.26 deaths/1,000 live births country comparison to the world: 108 male: 20.59 deaths/1,000 live births

      female: 13.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth:

      total population: 73.35 years country comparison to the world: 114 male: 69.74 years

      female: 77.17 years (2010 est.)

      Total fertility rate:

      1.41 children born/woman (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 198

      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

      less than 0.1% (2001 est.) country comparison to the world: 141

      HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

      346 (2001 est.) country comparison to the world: 153

      HIV/AIDS - deaths:

      100 (2001 est.) country comparison to the world: 149

      Nationality:

      noun: Bulgarian(s)

      adjective: Bulgarian

      Ethnic groups:

      Bulgarian 83.9%, Turk 9.4%, Roma 4.7%, other 2% (including

       Macedonian, Armenian, Tatar, Circassian) (2001 census)

      Religions:

      Bulgarian Orthodox 82.6%, Muslim 12.2%, other Christian 1.2%, other 4% (2001 census)

      Languages:

      Bulgarian (official) 84.5%, Turkish 9.6%, Roma 4.1%, other and unspecified 1.8% (2001 census)

      Literacy:

      definition: age 15 and over can read and write

      total population: 98.2%

      male: 98.7%

      female: 97.7% (2001 census)

      School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):

      total: 14 years

      male: 13 years

      female: 14 years (2008)

      Education expenditures:

      4.1% of GDP (2007) country comparison to the world: 103

      Government ::Bulgaria

      Country name:

      conventional long form: Republic of Bulgaria

      conventional short form: Bulgaria

      local long form: Republika Balgariya

      local short form: Balgariya

      Government type:

      parliamentary democracy

      Capital:

      name: Sofia

      geographic coordinates: 42 41 N, 23 19 E

      time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

      daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

      Administrative divisions:

      28 provinces (oblasti, singular - oblast); Blagoevgrad, Burgas,

       Dobrich, Gabrovo, Khaskovo, Kurdzhali, Kyustendil, Lovech, Montana,

       Pazardzhik, Pernik, Pleven, Plovdiv, Razgrad, Ruse, Shumen,

       Silistra, Sliven, Smolyan, Sofiya (Sofia), Sofiya-Grad (Sofia City),

       Stara Zagora, Turgovishte, Varna, Veliko Turnovo, Vidin, Vratsa,

       Yambol

      Independence:

      3 March 1878 (as an autonomous principality within the Ottoman Empire); 22 September 1908 (complete independence from the Ottoman Empire)

      National holiday:

      Liberation Day, 3 March (1878)

      Constitution:

      adopted on 12 July 1991

      Legal system:

      civil and criminal law based on Roman law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations

      Suffrage:

      18 years of age; universal

      Executive branch:

      chief of state: President Georgi PARVANOV (since 22 January 2002); Vice President Angel MARIN (since 22 January 2002)

      head of government: Prime Minister Boyko BORISSOV (since 27 July 2009); Deputy Prime Ministers Simeon DJANKOV and Tsvetan TSVETANOV (since 27 July 2009)

      cabinet: Council of Ministers nominated by the prime minister and elected by the National Assembly (For more information visit the World Leaders website ) elections: president and vice president elected on the same ticket by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 22 and 29 October 2006 (next to be held in 2011); chairman of the Council of Ministers (prime minister) elected by the National Assembly; deputy prime ministers nominated by the prime minister and elected by the National Assembly

      election results: Georgi PARVANOV reelected president; percent of vote - Georgi PARVANOV 77.3%, Volen SIDEROV 22.7%; Boyko BORISSOV elected prime minister; result of legislative vote - 162 to 77 with 1 abstention

      Legislative branch:

      unicameral National Assembly or Narodno Sabranie (240 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)

      elections: last held on 5 July 2009 (next to be held in mid-2013)

      election results: percent of vote by party - GERB 39.7%, BSP 17.7%, MRF 14.4%, ATAKA 9.4%, Blue Coalition