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Occupying the eastern area of the Balkan Peninsula in Southeastern Europe Cheap Milwaukee Brewers T-Shirts , Bulgaria is bordered by Romania to the north; the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Republic of Macedonia to the west, the Black Sea to the east and Greece to the south.

Geography

Bulgaria spans an area of 111,000 sq. km. The topography is extremely varied with large plains and lowlands to mountains, valleys and deep, fascinating gorges.

The Balkan ranges, also called the Stara Planina Cheap Brewers Pullover Hoodies , Bulgarian for mountains, traverse the country from west to east. To the north of the Balkans and forming a major part of the northern border is a fertile plateau that runs right through and joins the Danube River. The Rhodope range in the southwest includes Musala Mountain, the highest point in Bulgaria. To the east of Rhodope and the south of the Balkans lies the Thracian plain. The principal rivers include the Danube, the Struma, the Marista and the Iskur.

Population

86.6% of the population of 8,428 Custom Milwaukee Brewers Jerseys , 006 follow the Eastern Orthodox religion while 13% are Muslims. Bulgarian is the main language spoken here; other languages include English, French, Russian and German.

Climate

On the whole Bulgaria has a continental climate with four clearly marked seasons. However, the climate in the southern regions of the country exhibits a largely Mediterranean influence. The average annual temperature is around 10.5 C. In January the temperature could dip down to 0C, whereas summer temperatures hover around 30C; rarely going above.

Monetary unit: Lev

Economy

Under the Soviet-style economy of Bulgaria, almost all industrial and agricultural enterprises were controlled by the state until 1989. However Cheap Milwaukee Brewers Jerseys , the 1990's saw a market-oriented reform that was precipitated by a stagnant economy, massive foreign debt, an inefficient and obsolete industrial complex and shortages of energy and food as well as basic consumer goods.

Post World War II saw the industrialization of this traditionally agricultural country. Major industries include machine building, engineering, food processing, metalworking and production of electronics Travis Shaw Brewers Jersey , chemicals and textile. Agriculture still accounts for over 20% of the gross national product with principal crops being wheat, barley, corn, vegetables, oil-seeds, fruit and tobacco.

People

The population of Bulgaria consists primarily of Bulgars Stephen Vogt Brewers Jersey , with a substantial minority of Turks. Though there are several smaller groups of Macedonians and Gypsies, in keeping with its historic claim to Macedonia, Bulgaria refuses to recognize the Macedonians as a distinct group from the Bulgars.

History

The first Bulgarian state, located along the north coast of the Black Sea was established in 635 AD. Bulgaria spent the first half of the 20th century marred by political and social unrest. Following the First and Second Balkan Wars in 1912 and 1913, Bulgaria entered World War II, during which 30 Ryan Braun Brewers Jersey ,000 Bulgarian troops were killed.

In the mid 1900's communism emerged as the dominant political force and Bulgaria became a satellite of the Soviet Union. Democratic changes came about sometime in 1989 and the very first multi-party elections were held. There was a period of economic and social turmoil during the time that Bulgaria was trying to emerge from the throes of communism, which ended in a severe financial and economic crisis towards the end of 1996.

On March 29th 2004, Bulgaria became a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and in 2005, its membership for the EU was approved, subject to the implementation of reforms. A coalition government was formed in June 2005, with Socialist Party leader Sergei Stanishev as the Prime Minister Robin Yount Brewers Jersey , after no party received a clear majority in the 2005 general elections. Bulgaria became a European Union member on 1st January 2007.
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BELGRADE, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Officials and businesspersons of Serbia and Belarus started a business council here on Tuesday, seeking ways to boost their bilateral cooperation in both economy and trade.

At the opening of Serbia-Belarus business council, Serbian Minister of Economy Goran Knezevic said Serbia is open to unite powers with Belarus in order to conquer new markets.

The ninth Business Council for Serbia-Belarus cooperation that started here gathered 50 Serbian and 20 Belarus companies, and was co-chaired by Knezevic and Belarus Minister of Trade Vladimir Koltovich.

Serbian Chamber of Commerce and Industry stated in a press release that participants agreed with the announced increase in the value of trade between two countries to 500 million U.S. dollars by 2019, as well as the advancement in bilateral cooperation by realization of joint investment projects Paul Molitor Brewers Jersey , cooperation and business agreements and joint participation at markets of other countries.

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