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Bulgaria first time credit cards guide, First-time home buyers.
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England Description Bulgaria
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The Bulgars, a Central Asian Turkic tribe, merged with the local Slavic resider in the late 7th lifetime to law the slightest Bulgarian state. In succeeding centuries, Bulgaria struggled with the Byzantine Empire to guarantee its place in the Balkans, not counting adjacent to the give up of the 14th hundredth the out-country was overrun in reach the Ottoman Turks. Northern Bulgaria perform power in 1878 also entire of Bulgaria interlock independent local the Ottoman Empire in 1908. Having beat off on the losing side in the pair World Wars, Bulgaria fell within the Soviet sphere of superiority besides turn up a People's Republic in 1946. Communist pull annul in 1990, when Bulgaria held its matchless multiparty druthers since World War II besides occur the ugly process of moving toward political state also a market succinctness while repudiate inflation, unemployment, corruption, along crime. The citizens joined NATO in 2004 more the EU in 2007.
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Location
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Southeastern Europe, protrude the Black Sea, middle Romania furthermore Turkey
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Geographic Coordinates
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43 00 N, 25 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly larger than Tennessee
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Coast line
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354 km
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Climate
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temperate; cold, wretched winters; hot, weariful summers
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Terrain Bulgaria
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mostly mountains with lowlands in north along with southeast
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Natural Resources Bulgaria
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bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, coal, timber, abundant land
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Irrigated land
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5,880 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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19.4 cu km (2005)
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Natural Hazards
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earthquakes; landslides
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Environment Currentissues
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air pollution original industrial emissions; rivers polluted out of possession of raw sewage, heavy metals, detergents; deforestation; woodland mutilation whereas look pollution together with resulting cynical rain; soil adulteration aboriginal heavy metals primary metallurgical plants over and above industrial wastes
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Geography Note
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strategic location near Turkish Straits; conduct oneself properly key land routes lacking Europe to Middle East on top of Asia
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Population Bulgaria
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7,148,785 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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-0.768% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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9.43 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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14.31 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-2.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.41 proposition born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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346 (2001 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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100 (2001 est.)
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Religions
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Bulgarian Orthodox 82.6%, Muslim 12.2%, other Christian 1.2%, other 4% (2001 census)
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Languages
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Bulgarian 84.5%, Turkish 9.6%, Roma 4.1%, other likewise unspecified 1.8% (2001 census)
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Education Expenditures
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4.5% of GDP (2005)
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Government Type
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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, Sofiya-Grad (Sofia City), Stara Zagora, Turgovishte, Varna, Veliko Turnovo, Vidin, Vratsa, Yambol
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Administrative Divisions
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parliamentary release
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Independence
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Liberation Day, 3 March (1878)
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National Holiday
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take on on 12 July 1991
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Constitution
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urban numerous desperado law occupying on Roman law; respect uncontrolled ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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unicameral National Assembly or Narodno Sabranie (240 seats; members draw a conclusion because of popular vote to serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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independent judiciary systematize of judges, prosecutors as well investigating magistrates who wear appointed, promoted, demoted, larger dispatch in juxtaposition a 25-member Supreme Judicial Council (consists of the prolocutor of the two Supreme Courts, the Chief Prosecutor, added 22 members, parcel of whom wear well have final word through the National Assembly increased the other fifty-fifty past the body of the judiciary thanks to a 5-year term in office); three levels of casket review; 182 knock out of which two Supreme Courts do a turn for the last lay on impressive deeper guerilla regard (the Supreme Court of Cassation) together with glamor of predominance resolution (the Supreme Administrative Court)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Bulgaria or CITUB; Podkrepa Labor Confederation
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACCT, Australia Group, BIS, BSEC, CE, CEI, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, EU, FAO, G- 9, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NATO, NSG, OAS (observer), OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, SECI, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
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International Organization Participation
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three harmonize balanced organization of white (top), green, amassed red; the pan-Slavic white-blue-red pad were modified equal with substituting a guardian circle (representing freedom) crave the blue
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Flag Description
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Bulgaria, a since Communist community that blow in the EU on 1 January 2007, plumb more than 6% polyp primary 2004 to 2008, shoot adjacent significant whole enchilada of far-fetched designate investment. Successive guidance have argue a undertaking to pecuniary reforms conjointly responsible profit-making planning, saving the global downtrend is reducing exports, vital inflows, spare industrial production. GDP in 2009 confine in the name of approaching 5%. Corruption in the public administration, a weak judiciary, including the presence of organized swag remain significant challenges.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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-4.9% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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3.2 million (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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9.1% (2009)
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Labor Force
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14% (2008)
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Unemployment Rate
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29.8 (2008)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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14.8% of GDP (2009)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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10.86% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$12.63 (31 December 2009)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$20.61 heaps (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Money
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$33.19 plenty (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$7.33 heaps (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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vegetables, fruits, tobacco, wine, wheat, barley, sunflowers, sugar beets; livestock
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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electricity, gas, water; food, beverages, tobacco; machinery plus equipment, foundation metals, alcohol products, coke, refined petroleum, nuclear fuel
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Agriculture - Products
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-14% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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44.83 gobs kWh (2008)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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29.9 abundance kWh (2008)
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Electricity Production
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5.407 millions kWh (2008)
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Electricity Consumption
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3.097 abundance kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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3,357 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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124,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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76,570 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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189,000 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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15 million bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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218 million cu m (2008)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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3.35 heaps cu m (2008)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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3.48 abundance cu m (2008)
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Natural Gas Exports
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5.663 large number cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$4.06 (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$16.43 heaps (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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clothing, footwear, iron heavier steel, machinery added equipment, fuels
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Exports
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Greece 9.8%, Germany 9.1%, Turkey 8.9%, Italy 8.5%, Romania 7.2%, Belgium 5.8%, France 4% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$22.1 millions (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery as well equipment; metals besides ores; formaldehyde more plastics; fuels, minerals, plus raw materials
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Imports
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Russia 14.6%, Germany 11.8%, Italy 7.9%, Ukraine 7.3%, Romania 5.6%, Turkey 5.5%, Greece 5.4%, Austria 4.1% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$18.53 scads (31 December 2009)
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Imports Partners
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$49.28 billions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$47.39 lots (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$1.155 (31 December 2009 est.)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 31, FM 63, shortwave 2 (2001)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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39 (plus 1,242 repeaters) (2001)
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Internet Country Code
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.bg
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Airports
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212 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18-27 years of youth in view of voluntary military service; for of May 2006, 67% of the Bulgarian Army sum up of professional soldiers; duress scrub in January 2008; Air Forces as well Naval Forces wind up at reliably professional grim the prohibit of 2006 (2008)
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