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Bulgaria

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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
Access to electricity: 100.00 % of population
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

Cities in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical fertility rate in Bulgaria

Relationship between fertility rate and life expectancy at birth in Bulgaria

Relationship between fertility rate and median age in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical forest area in Bulgaria

Relationship between forest area and rural land area in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical fossil fuel energy consumption in Bulgaria

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

Relationship between other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 and urban land area in Bulgaria

Relationship between other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 and urban population in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical land area in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical median age in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical methane emissions in Bulgaria

Relationship between methane and nitrous oxide emissions in Bulgaria

Relationship between methane emissions and population in Bulgaria

Relationship between methane emissions and rural population in Bulgaria

Relationship between methane emissions and other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Bulgaria

Relationship between methane emissions and urban land area in Bulgaria

Relationship between methane emissions and urban population in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical nitrous oxide emissions in Bulgaria

Relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and population in Bulgaria

Relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and other greenhouse gas emissions in Bulgaria

Relationship between urban land area and nitrous oxide emissions in Bulgaria

Relationship between urban population and nitrous oxide emissions in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical population in Bulgaria

Relationship between urban land area and population in Bulgaria

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

Relationship between rural population and urban land area in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical urban land area in Bulgaria

Relationship between urban land area and urban population in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical urban population in Bulgaria

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

Relationship between population and date in Bulgaria

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and other greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical agricultural land in Bulgaria

Relationship between agricultural land and methane emissions in Bulgaria

Relationship between agricultural land and nitrous oxide emissions in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical alternative and nuclear energy in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in Bulgaria

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) and GDP in Bulgaria

Relationship between carbon dioxide and methane emissions in Bulgaria

Relationship between carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide emissions in Bulgaria

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) and urban land area in Bulgaria

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and urban population in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical access to electricity in Bulgaria

Relationship between access to electricity and birth rate in Bulgaria

Relationship between access to electricity and fertility rate in Bulgaria

Relationship between access to electricity and life expectancy at birth in Bulgaria

Distribution of sites in Bulgaria by inscription year

Relationship between access to electricity and renewable energy consumption in Bulgaria

Relationship between access to electricity and self-employed workers in Bulgaria

Relationship between access to electricity and vulnerable employment in Bulgaria

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

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

Geographical distribution of sites in Bulgaria by area

Sites in Bulgaria

Proportion of transboundary sites in Bulgaria

Geographical distribution of wildfires in Bulgaria by mean width

Wildfires in Bulgaria

Relationship between mean length and mean width of wildfires in Bulgaria

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Politics

Armed forces personnel: 37,000 people
Democracy score: 7.03
Democracy type: Flawed democracy
Individuals using the internet: 80.39 % of population
Military expenditure: 1.51 % of GDP
Net migration: -4,800 people
Press freedom: 2.23
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments: 24.17 %

Evolution of historical armed forces personnel in Bulgaria

Relationship between methane emissions and armed forces personnel in Bulgaria

Relationship between armed forces personnel and nitrous oxide emissions in Bulgaria

Relationship between armed forces personnel and population in Bulgaria

Relationship between rural population and armed forces personnel in Bulgaria

Relationship between armed forces personnel and other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Bulgaria

Relationship between urban land area and armed forces personnel in Bulgaria

Relationship between urban population and armed forces personnel in Bulgaria

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

Evolution of historical individuals using the Internet in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical military expenditure in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical net migration in Bulgaria

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

Political parties in Bulgaria

Distribution of politicians from Bulgaria by birth year

Proportion of politicians per gender in Bulgaria

Politicians from 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

Proportion of revenue types by company in Bulgaria

Distribution of companies founded in Bulgaria by year

Proportion of CEOs per gender in Bulgaria

Companies from Bulgaria

Proportion of employee types in companies from Bulgaria

Evolution of historical central government debt in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical expense in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical GDP in Bulgaria

Relationship between GDP and other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical inflation in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical proportion of self-employed workers in Bulgaria

Relationship between self-employment and vulnerable employment in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical tax revenue in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical unemployment in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical vulnerable employment in Bulgaria

Exchanges in Bulgaria

Proportion of shops per country 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 death rate in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical birth rate in Bulgaria

Relationship between birth rate and fertility rate in Bulgaria

Relationship between birth rate and life expectancy at birth in Bulgaria

Relationship between birth rate and proportion of self-employed workers in Bulgaria

Relationship between birth rate and vulnerable employment in Bulgaria

Relationship between birth rate and median age in Bulgaria

Relationship between death rate and life expectancy at birth in Bulgaria

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

Relationship between life expectancy and the proportion of self-employed workers in Bulgaria

Relationship between life expectancy and vulnerable employment in Bulgaria

Evolution of historical suicide mortality rate in Bulgaria

Diseases 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 cases and deaths in Bulgaria

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Sports

Distribution of athletes from Bulgaria by birth year

Proportion of athletes per gender in Bulgaria

Athletes from Bulgaria

Proportion of competitions per city in Bulgaria

Competitions 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

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Culture

Artists from Bulgaria

Distribution of artists from Bulgaria by birth year

Proportion of artists per gender in Bulgaria

Geographical distribution of museums in Bulgaria by visitors

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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