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Communications of Bulgaria

Telephones - main lines in use:2.399 million (2006)
Telephones - mobile cellular:6.245 million (2005)
Telephone system:general assessment: extensive but antiquated
domestic: more than two-thirds of the lines are residential; telephone service is available in most villages; a fairly modern digital cable trunk line now connects switching centers in most of the regions, the others are connected by digital microwave radio relay
international: country code - 359; direct dialing to 58 countries; satellite earth stations - 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region); 2 Intelsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions)
Radio broadcast stations:AM 31, FM 63, shortwave 2 (2001)
Radios:4.51 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations:39 (plus 1,242 repeaters) (2001)
Televisions:3.31 million (1997)
Internet country code:.bg
Internet hosts:184,975 (2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):200 (2001)
Internet users:2.2 million (2005)

Bulgaria Quickstats

  • Population: 7,322,858 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 110,910 sq km
  • Density: 70 /km² (124th)
  • GDP (total): $87.156 billion (63th)
  • GDP (per capita): $10,843 (65th)
  • Literacy: 98.2%

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  • Currency: Lev³ (BGN)
  • Dial code: +359

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