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 ·

Facts & Figures

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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)

HDI^A

0.834 (2007)

Gini Coefficient^A

29.2 (1995)

Nominal GDP^B

$51,930 million

GDP (PPP) Per Capita^B

$13,200

National UN Presence

UNDP, UNHCR, WHO, UNICEF, WB

Land Use^C

- 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 Rainfall^D

608 mm

Renewable Water Resources^E

19.4 km³

Water Withdrawals^F	10.5 km³/yr
- For Agricultural Use	19%
- For Domestic Use	3%
- For Industrial Use	78%
- Per Capita	1,313 m³

Population with safe access to
- Improved Water Source	99%
- Urban population	100%
- Rural population	97%
- Improved Sanitation	99%
- Urban population	100%
- Rural population	96%

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

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2 Country Profile: Climate, Geography, Socio-Economic Context
3 Country Profile: Water Bodies and Resources
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5 Country Profile: Water Sector Coordination
6 Country Profile: Trends in Water Use, Management and Sanitation
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News

Type & Date	Short Description	Link
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.