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Comparison of Bulgaria and Romania [S]ave

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Romania
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Bulgaria
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Geography
Area (km²)238,391110,879
ContinentEuropeEurope
Land area (km²)229,891108,489
Water area (km²)8,5002,390
Land boundaries (km)2,8441,806
Border countries
  • Bulgaria
  • Hungary
  • Moldova
  • Serbia
  • Ukraine
  • Greece
  • Macedonia
  • Romania
  • Serbia
  • Turkey
Coastline (km)225354
Mean elevation (m)414472
Lowest point (m)00
Highest point (m)2,5442,925
People
Population21,302,8936,966,899
Official languages
  • Romanian
  • Bulgarian
ReligionEastern OrthodoxEastern Orthodox
Government
Long country name-Republic of Bulgaria
Short country nameRomaniaBulgaria
Long local name-Republika Bulgaria
Short local nameRomaniaBulgaria
Former name
  • Kingdom of Romania
  • Romanian People's Republic
  • Socialist Republic of Romania
  • Kingdom of Bulgaria
  • People's Repulic of Bulgaria
Government typeSemi-presidential republicParliamentary republic
CapitalBucharestSofia
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)483,400,000,000153,500,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)211,900,000,00056,940,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)6.93.6
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)24,60021,800
Gross national saving (% of GDP)21.125.4
Labor force8,951,0003,357,000
Unemployment rate (%)4.96.2
Population below poverty line (%)22.423.4
Budget revenues (USD)62,140,000,00020,350,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)68,130,000,00019,350,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)2.043.25
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)29.335.7
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-2.81.8
Public debt (% of GDP)36.823.9
Inflation rate (%)1.31.2
Central bank discount rate (%)1.750
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)5.575.41
Stock of narrow money (USD)54,130,000,00029,270,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)54,130,000,00029,270,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)72,540,000,00033,440,000,000
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD)42,240,000,00014,490,000,000
Current account balance (USD)-7,114,000,0002,562,000,000
Exports (USD)64,580,000,00029,080,000,000
Imports (USD)78,120,000,00031,430,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)44,430,000,00028,380,000,000
External debt (USD)95,970,000,00042,060,000,000
National currencyleileva
National currency (code)RONBGN
National currency (symbol)leiлв
National currency rate to USD4.0771.63



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