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| Republic of Bulgaria Република България | |
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Motto: Съединението прави силата "Unity makes strength" | |
Anthem: Мила Родино | |
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| Dominant mode of production | Capitalism |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary republic |
• President | Rumen Radev |
• Vice President | Iliana Iotova |
• Prime Minister | Kiril Petkov Petkov |
| Area | |
• Total | 110,993.6 km² |
| Population | |
• 2021 estimate | 6,875,040 |
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in the Balkans.
History
After the overthrow of socialism in the early 1990's, poverty rates in Bulgaria increased by 750%.[1] In 2019, 57% of Bulgarians said that the economy is worse now than it was under socialism.[2]
References
- ↑ Branko Milanovic (1998). Income, Inequality and Poverty during the Transition from Planned to Market Economy. [PDF] Washington, D.C.: World Bank.
- ↑ Richard Wike, et al. (2019-10-14). "Political and economic changes since the fall of communism" Pew Research Center. Retrieved 2022-02-17.