Bulgaria
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Bulgaria is part of: |
Balkans · Europe & CIS · South East Europe · |
Water Basins of Bulgaria: |
Black Sea · Danube · Maritsa · Nestos · Rezvaya · Struma · Velaka · |
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Capital | Sofia | ||||||||||||||
Neighbouring Countries | Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Turkey | ||||||||||||||
Total Area | 110,910 km2 | ||||||||||||||
- Water | 360 km2 (0.32%) / 32 m2/ha | ||||||||||||||
- Land | 110,550 km2 | ||||||||||||||
Coastline | 354 km | ||||||||||||||
Population | 7,745,000 (70 inhab./km2) | ||||||||||||||
HDIA | 0.834 (2007) | ||||||||||||||
Gini CoefficientA | 29.2 (1995) | ||||||||||||||
Nominal GDPB | $51,930 million | ||||||||||||||
GDP (PPP) Per CapitaB | $13,200 | ||||||||||||||
National UN Presence | UNDP, UNHCR, WHO, UNICEF, WB | ||||||||||||||
Land UseC | |||||||||||||||
- Cultivated Land | 35,199 km2 (31.84%) | ||||||||||||||
- Arable | 33,099 km2 (29.94%) | ||||||||||||||
- Permanent Crops | 2,100 km2 (1.9%) | ||||||||||||||
- Irrigated | 5,880 km2 | ||||||||||||||
- Non cultivated | 3,543 km2 (68.16%) | ||||||||||||||
Average Annual RainfallD | 608 mm | ||||||||||||||
Renewable Water ResourcesE | 19.4 km3 | ||||||||||||||
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References & Remarks | |||||||||||||||
A UNDP Human Development Report | |||||||||||||||
B CIA World Factbook and Wikipedia | |||||||||||||||
C CIA World Factbook Country Profiles | |||||||||||||||
D Aquastat - FAO's Information System on Water and Agriculture | |||||||||||||||
E CIA World Factbook | |||||||||||||||
F Earthtrends |
> Articles | Projects & Case studies | Publications & Web resources | Who is who | Maps
> Sector Assessment | Sector Coordination | Donor Profile
- Latest 4 maps for / including Bulgaria (more..):
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News
Type & Date | Short Description | Link |
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10 August 2005 | UNICEF responds to Bulgarian Floods | FIND OUT MORE |
Country Profile: Climate, Geography, Socio-Economic Context
Country Profile: Water Bodies and Resources
The territory of Bulgaria is 110 912 square kilometres. The country is characterized by rich diversity in morphological, geological, geomorphological, hydro-climatic and soil-biogenic aspect. The relief of the country is deeply indented in a vertical direction. There are six autonomous zones (lowland, plain, hill, low mountain, middle mountain and high mountain). Over two thirds of the country’s territory is situated in the zones of up to 600 metres above the sea level, i.e., predominant are plains and hilly lands. The climate of the country is mostly defined by its geographical position in the southern part of the temperate continental climatic zone and occupies a transitory position to the Mediterranean climate. The predominant plants are of the forest – steppe type. In the north and northeast, more common is the steppe vegetation and in the south – the forest plants. Forests occupy approximately 30% of the country’s territory, where ¾ of them are deciduous forests.
The hydro-geographic network of the country is rather complex and in most of the regions – quite dense, without very big rivers with the exception of the River Danube forming the northern border. These peculiarities are due to the fact that the country has a small territory, is located near sea basins (the Black Sea to the east and the Aegean Sea to the south), it has a transitional continental climate and deeply indented relief. On average the perennial flow is estimated at about 19-20 billion cubic metres and per a secured year at 75% or about 14 billion cubic metres.
Country Profile: Legal and Institutional Environment
Country Profile: Water Sector Coordination
See Sector coordination sub-page for detailed description
Country Profile: Trends in Water Use, Management and Sanitation
Country Profile: Challenges and Opportunities
Articles
- Recently updated articles on Bulgaria
- Bulgaria MDG Report Goal 7 (6,336 views) . . Katy.norman
- Bulgaria/articles (1,220 views) . . WikiBot
- Bulgaria/projects (1,420 views) . . WikiBot
- Bulgaria/publications (1,052 views) . . WikiBot
- Bulgaria/who is who (1,330 views) . . WikiBot
- Bulgaria/Maps (817 views) . . WikiBot
- Situation in Eastern Europe and Russia (12,360 views) . . WikiBot
- Situation in the new EU-Member/Neighbour States (6,405 views) . . WikiBot
- Effective Water Governance: Action through Partnership in Central and Eastern Europe (2,834 views) . . Katy.norman
See the complete list of WaterWiki articles on Bulgaria
Projects and Case Studies
- Projects in or about Bulgaria
(this is a list of the 15 most recently updated entries. To see all projects click here)
- Transfer of Environmentally Sound Technologies (TEST) to Reduce Transboundary Pollution in the Danube River Basin (13,031 views) . . WikiBot
- Strengthening the Implementation Capacities for Nutrient Reduction and Transboundary Cooperation in the Danube River Basin (14,265 views) . . WikiBot
- International Black Sea Day (3,988 views) . . WikiBot
- Integrated River Basin Management in the Maritsa River Basin (2,552 views) . . WikiBot
- Increasing the Sustainable Managed Agriculture Land in Bulgaria (2,584 views) . . WikiBot
- Control of eutrophication, hazardous substances and related measures for rehabilitating the Black Sea ecosystem (7,926 views) . . WikiBot
- Capacity and Community Building for Industrial Water Stewardship in the Danube/Black Sea region (3,465 views) . . WikiBot
- Bulgaria - PILOT PROJECT FOR INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING OF THE TRANSBOUNDARY RIVER TUNDZHA BASIN AS A SUB-BASIN OF THE TRANSBOUNDARY RIVER MARITSA BASIN (2,747 views) . . WikiBot
- Bulgaria - IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DIRECTIVE 2000/60/EU FOR IDENTIFYING, INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING OF THE TRANSBOUNDARY GROUNDWATER BODIES IN THE EAST AEGEAN REGION (2,942 views) . . WikiBot
- Building national and local adaptation capacity to extreme water events in Bulgaria (2,997 views) . . WikiBot
- Case studies in or about Bulgaria
(by popularity)
- Enhancing Access to Information and Public Participation in Environmental Decision-making (22,553 views) . . WikiBot
See the complete list of WaterWiki documented projects in Bulgaria
Publications
- 5 most recently updated publications on Bulgaria
- Rural Regions: Overcoming Development Disparities 2004 (2,607 views) . . Katy.norman
- Institutional Options for Sustainable Irrigation: Evidence from Bulgaria, Ivan PENOV (2003) (2,684 views) . . Katy.norman
- Country Reporting on the National Assessment and Consultation Process for WSSD (3,974 views) . . Katy.norman
- Bulgaria Annual Review 2003 (5,077 views) . . Katy.norman
- Bulgaria, Sanitation Country Profile (4,452 views) . . Katy.norman
- 5 most popular publications on Bulgaria
- Bulgaria Annual Review 2003 (5,077 views) . . Katy.norman
- Bulgaria, Sanitation Country Profile (4,452 views) . . Katy.norman
- Bulgaria, Freshwater Country Profile (4,141 views) . . WikiBot
- Country Reporting on the National Assessment and Consultation Process for WSSD (3,974 views) . . Katy.norman
- Benchmarking Workshops: A Tool for Localizing the Millennium Development Goals in Bulgaria and Russia (3,838 views) . . Katy.norman
See the complete list of WaterWiki documented publications on Bulgaria
Who is Who
- People working in Bulgaria
- Yegor.volovik (4,990 views)
- Veleslava.abadzhieva (3,421 views)
- Maxim.vergeichik (4,232 views)
See the complete list of Waterwiki users working in Bulgaria
- Organizations working in Bulgaria
- International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (4,819 views) . . Katy.norman
See the complete list of WaterWiki documented organizations in Bulgaria
References
See also
External Resources
Bulgaria Human Development Report 2000
Ministry of Environment and Water in Bulgaria
Bulgarian Environmental NGO’s Directory
WHO Water & Sanitation Data Bulgaria