STRATEGY'S COUNTRY

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BASIC FACTS

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Official name - Rebublic of Bulgaria
Capital - Sofia
Area - 110,994 sguare kilometres

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PEOPLE

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Population - 8,290,988(1997)
Languages: Bulgarian Orthodox - 85%,Muslim - 13%,Other - 2%

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ECONOMY

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Monetary unit 1 Lev(Lv) consisting of 100 stotinki
GDP per capita 1$ - 1,90 Lv.

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EXPORTS

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Machinery and equipment, agricultural products (especially tobacco), manufactured consumer goods, fuels, minerals, raw materials, metals

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IMPORTS

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Fuels, minerals, raw materials, machinery and equipment, manufactured consumer goods, agricultural products

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MAJOR TRADING PARTNERS FOR EXPORT

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Former Soviet republics, Germany, Greece, Poland, Libya, Czech Republic, Iran

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MAJOR TRADING PARTNERS FOR IMPORTS

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Former Soviet republics, Germany, Austria, Poland, Iran, Libya

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INDUSTRIES

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Machine building and metalworking, food processing, chemicals, textiles, building materials, ferrous and non-ferrous metals

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