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    Introduction


    The Bulgars, a Central Asian tribe, merged with the local Slavic inhabitants in the late 7th century to form the first Bulgarian state. In succeeding centuries, Bulgaria struggled with the Byzantine Empire to assert its place in the Balkans, but by the end of the 14th century the country was overrun by the Ottoman Turks. Bulgaria regained its independence in 1878, but having fought on the losing side in both World Wars, it fell within the Soviet sphere of influence and became a People's Republic in 1946. Communist domination ended in 1990, when Bulgaria held its first multiparty election since World War II and began the contentious process of moving toward political democracy and a market economy while combating inflation, unemployment, corruption, and crime. Today, reforms and democratization keep Bulgaria on a path toward eventual integration into NATO and the EU - with which it began accession negotiations in 2000.


    Location


    Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Romania and Turkey


    Geographic coordinates


    43 00 N, 25 00 E


    Area


    total: 110,910 sq km water: 360 sq km land: 110,550 sq km


    Area - comparative


    slightly larger than Tennessee


    Land boundaries


    total: 1,808 km border countries: Greece 494 km, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 148 km, Romania 608 km, Serbia and Montenegro 318 km, Turkey 240 km


    Coastline


    354 km


    Maritime claims


    contiguous zone: 24 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM


    Climate


    temperate; cold, damp winters; hot, dry summers


    Terrain


    mostly mountains with lowlands in north and southeast


    Elevation extremes


    lowest point: Black Sea 0 m highest point: Musala 2,925 m


    Natural resources


    bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, coal, timber, arable land


    Land use


    arable land: 39% permanent crops: 1.8% other: 59.2% (1998 est.)


    Irrigated land


    8,000 sq km (1998 est.)


    Natural hazards


    earthquakes, landslides


    Environment - current issues


    air pollution from industrial emissions; rivers polluted from raw sewage, heavy metals, detergents; deforestation; forest damage from air pollution and resulting acid rain; soil contamination from heavy metals from metallurgical plants and industrial wastes


    Environment - international agreements


    party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulphur 85, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol


    Geography - note


    strategic location near Turkish Straits; controls key land routes from Europe to Middle East and Asia


    Population


    7,537,929 (July 2003 est.)


    Capital


    Sofia


    Phone Code


    +359


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