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CONTACT |
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Business hours:
Monday - Friday
9:30 - 12:30 |
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Address:
65 Overlea Blvd.
Suite 230
Toronto, ON
M4H 1P1 |
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Tel:
416-696-2420 |
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Fax:
416-696-8019 |
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E-Mail:
bulcontor@primus.ca |
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Emergency cell-phone:
416-892-1738 |
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ABOUT BULGARIA |
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| Area: 111,000 sq km, South Europe |
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| Population: 7,92 mil (2007 est.) |
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| Official language: Bulgarian |
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| Alphabet: Cyrillic |
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| National Day: March 3 |
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| Capital City: Sofia (1,2 mil) |
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| Other large cities: Plovdiv; Varna; Burgas; Ruse |
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| EU member, NATO member |
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| Foreign direct investment: 21.1% of GDP (EUR 6,1 billions) |
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| 5 year average GDP growth: 6.1% |
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| Corporate income tax: 10% |
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| VAT: 20% |
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| Agriculture: vegetables, fruit, tobacco, wine, wheat, barley, sunflowers, sugar beets |
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| Industries: electricity, gas, water, food, beverages, tobacco, machinery and equipment, base metals, chemical products, refined petroleum, nuclear fuel |
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| Natural resources: bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, coal, timber, arable land |
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| Tourism: Black Sea, spa and mountain resorts; historical places and museums; rural and eco tourism |
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| Monetary unit: Lev (1 Lev~0.77 CAD) |
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| International automobile sign: BG |
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| International phone code: +359 |
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