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  1. Date of Independence: September 22, 1908 (from the Ottoman Empire)
  2. Date of Current Constitution: July 12, 1991
  3. Population: 8,194,772 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 42,855 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Sofia
  6. Form of Government: republic
  7. Natural Resources: lead, copper, coal, zinc, bauxite, timber
  8. Main Industries: machinery, chemicals, metal production, food processing, textiles, construction
  9. Agriculture: oilseed, tobacco, fruit, grains, cattle
  10. Currency: lev
  11. GDP: $33.6 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $4,100 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: Bulgarian
  14. Religions: Christianity (Bulgarian Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, Protestant denominations), Islam
  15. Literacy Rate: 98%
  16. Life Expectancy:     69 years (male)
  17.                 76 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 9 births per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 13 deaths per 1,000 population