Bulgaria is the largest country in the Balkan region having a diverse terrain having the Black Sea on the east and Romania in the north. The country has an open, upper-middle-income range market economy where the private sector accounts for more than 70% of GDP.
Bulgaria has held the seat in the United Nations Security Council thrice. The market economy primarily relies on the services industry (especially machine building and mining) and agriculture
Basic Details | |
| Region | Eastern Europe |
| Capital City | Sofia |
| Government Type | Unitary parliamentary republic |
| Official Languages | Bulgarian |
| Currency | Bulgarian lev, BGN |
| Phone Code | +359 |
| Important Cities | Plovdiv, Varna, Burgas, Rousse, Stara Zagora, Pleven, Sliven, Dobrich, Shumen, Pernik, Yambol |
| National Day | Liberation Day (3rd Mar) |
Economy | |
| Ease of Doing Business Ranking | 61 (Easy) |
| Primary Industries | energy, mining, metallurgy, machine building, agriculture, tourism, clothing, iron and steel, machinery and refined fuels |
| Major Exports | Refined Petroleum, Refined Copper, Raw Copper, Wheat, Packaged Medicaments, Electrical machinery, equipment, Mineral fuels including oil, Machinery including computers, Cereals, Pharmaceuticals, Plastics, plastic articles, Ores, slag, ash, Clothing, accessories. |
| Major Exports to India | Textiles and Clothing, Vegetables, Plastic or Rubber, Food Products, Metals, Raw Materials, Machinery and Electricals, Chemicals |
| Major Imports | mineral products, machinery and equipment, vehicles and equipment, rubber and plastics, textiles, chemical products, Live trees & Plants, inorganic chemicals, fish, Beverages, |
| Major Imports from India | Chemicals, Metals, Textiles and Clothing, Plastic or Rubber, Machinery and Electricals, Stone and Glass, Raw Materials, Food Products, Vegetables |
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| Trade Agreements with India | Trade and Payments Agreement, Bilateral Commercial and Economic Relations |
| Bordering Nations | Romania, Serbia, Macedonia, Greece Turkey |
| Member of | Three Seas Initiative(3SI), Antarctic treaty system(ATS), Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation(BSEC), European Economic Area(EEA), European Union(EU), International Investment Bank(IIB), North Atlantic Treaty Organization(NATO), Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation(OBSEC), Organisation internationale de la Francophonie(OIF), Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe(OSCE), Regional Cooperation Council(RCC), United Nations(UN), Union for the Mediterranean(UfM), World Trade Organization(WTO) |
| Indian Embassy Details for Bulgaria | H.E. Sanjay Rana Honourable Ambassador Embassy of India 4 Alfred Noble Street, Sofia 1113, Bulgaria Email: amb.sofia@mea.gov.in Phone: +359 2 963 56 75 / 76 / 77 Website: https://www.indembsofia.gov.in/ |
| Embassy Details of Bulgaria in India | H.E. H. E. Mrs. Eleonora Dimitrova Ambassador Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria EP 16/17, Chandragupta MargChanakyapuriNew Delhi-110021 Email: Embassy.Delhi@mfa.bg Phone: +91-11-2611 5549, 2611 5551, 26115550 (O) |
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