Geography - note:
strategic location near Turkish Straits; controls key land routes from Europe to Middle East and Asia
People
Bulgaria
Population:
7,262,675 (July 2008 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 13.8% (male 514,238/female 489,608) 15-64 years: 68.6% (male 2,449,812/female 2,532,845) 65 years and over: 17.6% (male 520,962/female 755,210) (2008 est.)
Median age:
total: 41.1 years male: 38.9 years female: 43.4 years (2008 est.)
Population growth rate: