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otal area: 110,910 km2; land area: 110,550 km2 _#_Comparative area: slightly larger than Tennessee _#_Land boundaries: 1,881 km total; Greece 494 km, Romania 608 km, Turkey 240 km, Yugoslavia 539 km _#_Coastline: 354 km _#_Maritime claims: Contiguous zone: 24 nm; Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm; Territorial sea: 12 nm _#_Disputes: Macedonia question with Greece and Yugoslavia _#_Climate: temperate; cold, damp winters; hot, dry summers _#_Terrain: mostly mountains with lowlands in north and south _#_Natural resources: bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, coal, timber, arable land _#_Land use: arable land 34%; permanent crops 3%; meadows and pastures 18%; forest and woodland 35%; other 10%; includes irrigated 11% _#_Environment: subject to earthquakes, landslides; deforestation; air pollution _#_Note: strategic location near Turkish Straits; controls key land routes from Europe to Middle East and Asia _*_People _#_Population: 8,910,622 (July 1991), growth rate - 0.2% (1991) _#_Birth rate: 13 births/1,000 population (1991) _#_Death rate: 12 deaths/1,000 population (1991) _#_Net migration rate: - 3 migrants/1,000 population (1991) _#_Infant mortality rate: 13 deaths/1,000 live births (1991) _#_Life expectancy at birth: 69 years male, 76 years female (1991) _#_Total fertility rate: 1.9 children born/woman (1991) _#_Nationality: noun--Bulgarian(s); adjective--Bulgarian _#_Ethnic divisions: Bulgarian 85.3%, Turk 8.5%, Gypsy 2.6%, Macedonian 2.5%, Armenian 0.3%, Russian 0.2%, other 0.6% _#_Religion: Bulgarian Orthodox 85%; Muslim 13%; Jewish 0.8%; Roman Catholic 0.5%; Uniate Catholic 0.2%; Protestant, Gregorian-Armenian, and other 0.5% _#_Language: Bulgarian; secondary languages closely correspond to ethnic breakdown _#_Literacy: 93% (male NA%, female NA%) age 15 and over can read and write (1970 est.) _#_Labor force: 4,300,000; industry 33%, agriculture 20%, other 47% (1987) _#_Organized labor: Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Bulgaria (KNSB); Edinstvo (Unity) People's Trade Union (splinter confederation from KNSB); Podkrepa (Support) Labor Confederation, legally registered in January 1990 _*_Government _#_Long-form name: Republic of Bulgaria _#_Type: emerging democracy, continuing significant Communist party influence _#_Capital: Sofia _#_Administrative divisions: 9 provinces (oblasti, sing
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