Population: 8,972,724 (July 1989), growth rate 0.1% (1989)

Birth rate: 13 births/1,000 population (1989)

Death rate: 12 deaths/1,000 population (1989)

Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population (1989)

Infant mortality rate: 18 deaths/1,000 live births (1989)

Life expectancy at birth: 68 years male, 74 years female (1989)

Total fertility rate: 1.9 children born/woman (1989)

Nationality: noun--Bulgarian(s); adjective--Bulgarian

Ethnic divisions: 85.3% Bulgarian, 8.5% Turk, 2.6% Gypsy, 2.5% Macedonian, 0.3% Armenian, 0.2% Russian, 0.6% other

Religion: regime promotes atheism; religious background of population is 85% Bulgarian Orthodox, 13% Muslim, 0.8% Jewish, 0.7% Roman Catholic, 0.5% Protestant, Gregorian-Armenian, and other

Language: Bulgarian; secondary languages closely correspond to ethnic breakdown

Literacy: 95% (est.)

Labor force: 4,300,000; 33% industry, 20% agriculture, 47% other (1987)

Organized labor: all workers are members of the Central Council of Trade Unions (CCTU)

NOTE: The information regarding Bulgaria on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Bulgaria People 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bulgaria People 1989 should be addressed to the CIA.