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    Property In Bulgaria
    Demographics

  • Population: 7,517,973 (estimated 2004)


  • Religion: The majority of the population are Christian.


  • Bulgarian Orthodox: 82.6%


  • Muslim: 12.2%


  • Roman Catholic: 1.7%


  • Jewish, Protestant, Gregorian-Armenian and other 3.4% (1998)


  • Ethnic groups: Bulgarian 83.9%, Turk 9.4%, Roma 4.7%, other 2% (including Macedonian     Armenian, Tatar, Circassian) (2001)


  • Unemployment rate: 14.3%




    • Economy

    Economy overview: Bulgaria, a former communist country striving to enter the European Union, experienced macroeconomic stability and strong growth since a major economic downturn in 1996 led to the fall of the then socialist government. As a result the government became committed to economic re-form and responsible fiscal planning. A $300 million stand-by agreement negotiated with the IMF at the end of 2001 has supported government efforts to overcome high rates of poverty and unemployment.



  • GDP: Purchasing power parity - $57.13 billion (estimated 2003)


  • GDP – real growth rate: 4.3% (estimated 2003)


  • GDP – per capita: Purchasing power parity - $7,600 (estimated 2003)


  • GDP – composition by sector: Agriculture: 11.4%, Industry: 30%, Services: 58.6%




    • Political

    Government: Democratic republic since 1990.

    Head of state: President Georgi Parvanov since 2002

    Head of Government: Simeon Saxe-Coburg since 2001





    Information collected from CIA World Factbook and Virgin.net