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{{Infobox country|name=Republic of Bulgaria|government_type=Unitary parliamentary republic|anthem=Мила Родино|map_width=200|leader_name3=[[Kiril Petkov Petkov]]|leader_name2=[[Iliana Iotova]]|leader_name1=[[Rumen Radev]]|leader_title3=Prime Minister|leader_title2=Vice President|leader_title1=President|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]|native_name=Република България|area_km2=110,993.6|population_estimate_year=2021|population_estimate=6,875,040|image_map=Bulgaria map.png|motto=Съединението прави силата|flag_alt=Three horizontal stripes; from top to bottom, white, green, and red.|image_coat=Bulgarian COA.png|image_flag=Bulgarian flag.png|englishmotto="Unity makes strength"}} | {{Infobox country|name=Republic of Bulgaria|government_type=Unitary parliamentary republic|anthem=Мила Родино|map_width=200|leader_name3=[[Kiril Petkov Petkov]]|leader_name2=[[Iliana Iotova]]|leader_name1=[[Rumen Radev]]|leader_title3=Prime Minister|leader_title2=Vice President|leader_title1=President|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]|native_name=Република България|area_km2=110,993.6|population_estimate_year=2021|population_estimate=6,875,040|image_map=Bulgaria map.png|motto=Съединението прави силата|flag_alt=Three horizontal stripes; from top to bottom, white, green, and red.|image_coat=Bulgarian COA.png|image_flag=Bulgarian flag.png|englishmotto="Unity makes strength"}} | ||
'''Bulgaria''', officially the '''Republic of Bulgaria''', is a country in the [[Balkans]]. | '''Bulgaria''', officially the '''Republic of Bulgaria''', is a country in the [[Balkans]]. Since capitalism was restored in 1990, 57% of Bulgarians say the economy has become worse<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Richard Wike, et al.|date=2019-10-14|title=Political and economic changes since the fall of communism|url=https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2019/10/14/political-and-economic-changes-since-the-fall-of-communism/|newspaper=Pew Research Center|retrieved=2022-02-17}}</ref> and less than 12% say ordinary people are better off.<ref name=":0">{{News citation|author=F.S.|newspaper=Political Affairs|title=An experiment in living socialism: Bulgaria then and now|date=2013-10-02|url=http://politicalaffairs.net/an-experiment-in-living-socialism-bulgaria-then-and-now/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618093545/http://politicalaffairs.net/an-experiment-in-living-socialism-bulgaria-then-and-now/|archive-date=2022-06-18|retrieved=2022-06-27}}</ref> | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
After the overthrow of [[socialism]] in the early 1990's, poverty rates in Bulgaria increased by 750%.<ref>{{Citation|author=Branko Milanovic|year=1998|title=Income, Inequality and Poverty during the Transition from Planned to Market Economy|pdf=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321231809/https://www.gc.cuny.edu/CUNY_GC/media/CUNY-Graduate-Center/PDF/Centers/LIS/Milanovic/papers/Income_ineq_poverty_book.pdf|city=Washington, D.C.|publisher=World Bank}}</ref> | |||
=== Restoration of capitalism === | |||
After the overthrow of [[socialism]] in the early 1990's, poverty rates in Bulgaria increased by 750%.<ref>{{Citation|author=Branko Milanovic|year=1998|title=Income, Inequality and Poverty during the Transition from Planned to Market Economy|pdf=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321231809/https://www.gc.cuny.edu/CUNY_GC/media/CUNY-Graduate-Center/PDF/Centers/LIS/Milanovic/papers/Income_ineq_poverty_book.pdf|city=Washington, D.C.|publisher=[[World Bank]]}}</ref> 20% of the population left the country and birth rates dropped to their lowest point since 1945. Almost half of Bulgarians were at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2011.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category:Countries]] | [[Category:Countries]] | ||
Revision as of 18:11, 27 June 2022
| Republic of Bulgaria Република България | |
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 Flag
 Coat of arms
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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. Since capitalism was restored in 1990, 57% of Bulgarians say the economy has become worse[1] and less than 12% say ordinary people are better off.[2]
History
Restoration of capitalism
After the overthrow of socialism in the early 1990's, poverty rates in Bulgaria increased by 750%.[3] 20% of the population left the country and birth rates dropped to their lowest point since 1945. Almost half of Bulgarians were at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2011.[2]
References
- ↑ Richard Wike, et al. (2019-10-14). "Political and economic changes since the fall of communism" Pew Research Center. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 F.S. (2013-10-02). "An experiment in living socialism: Bulgaria then and now" Political Affairs. Archived from the original on 2022-06-18. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ↑ Branko Milanovic (1998). Income, Inequality and Poverty during the Transition from Planned to Market Economy. [PDF] Washington, D.C.: World Bank.