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Bulgaria - Some Interesting Statistics
By Michael Coy, Mon Dec 26th
111 The number of thousands of square kilometres of Bulgarianterritory (making it half the size of the UK) 9
Thousand feet high - that's Mount Musala, the highest point inthe country (just under 3 thousand metres, as lofty as all butthe biggest Alps, and dwarfing Britain's Ben Nevis (1,340 m). nine also represents the number of cities in Bulgaria with apopulation greater than 100,000 (Sofia, the capital, has alittle over a million residents). 40 The percentage of Bulgaria under the plough: it is very much afarming nation (compare Britain's 23%) 7.5 Million people - that's Bulgaria's population: looking at itanother way, Bulgaria has 68 people per square kilometre,compared with Britain's 250 - and the Bulgarian population isfalling! 38 The number of British pence which equal one Bulgarian lev (sothere are just under three leva to the pound) It is also the percentage of Bulgaria's land which is covered inforest 37 Thousands of kilometres of motorway, the same amount in bothBritain and Bulgaria - and Bulgaria, remember, is half the size! 1,600 The number of natural hot springs in Bulgaria. 2 Bulgaria is two hours ahead of Greenwich meantime
(three insummer). 15 Professional soccer clubs in Bulgaria's premier division 512 The number of years that Bulgaria was ruled by the Turks(1396-1908). 4,000 The number of known caves in Bulgaria's mountains: there areplenty waiting to be discovered. 4 The number of Bulgarian kings (in the modern era, anyhow): theystarted with Alexander in 1879, and ended with Simeon II in 1946(he was deposed by the Russians when he was ten years old, butlived on in exile, returning to Bulgaria to become primeminister of his country - he won the 2001 elections) 90 The number of days an EU citizen can spend in Bulgaria withoutrequiring any visa or special travel documents. 10 Percentage of the Bulgarian population which is ethnicallyTurkish. 380 The number of kilometres (240 miles) of Black Sea coastlineenjoyed by Bulgaria. 5 The countries which have land borders with Bulgaria: Rumania,Greece, Turkey, Serbia & Montenegro and Macedonia 2007 The year in which Bulgaria expects to join the EU. About the author:Michael Coy is a qualified Barrister and teacher in English,History and French. Michael regularly contributes articles toSunseeker Homes (http://www.sunseekerhomes.com) the Spanish propertyinformation website.
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