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CAUTION: The following links and
accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the situation
in Bulgaria in the early years of the 21st Century. Some of these links
may lead to websites that present allegations that are unsubstantiated,
misleading or even false. No attempt has been made to validate
their authenticity or to verify their content. HOW TO USE THIS WEBPAGE Students If you are looking
for material to use in a term-paper, you are advised to scan the postings on
this page and others to see which aspects of poverty are of particular
interest to you. You might be
interested in exploring the relationship between distribution of labor and
per-capita GDP, for example. Perhaps
your paper could focus on life expectancy or infant mortality. Other factors of interest might be
unemployment, literacy, access to basic services, etc. On the other hand, you might choose to
include some of the possible outgrowths of poverty such as Human Trafficking,
Street Children,
or even Prostitution. There is a lot to the subject of
Poverty. Scan other countries as well
as this one. Draw comparisons between
activity in adjacent countries and/or regions. Meanwhile, check out some of the Term-Paper resources
that are available on-line. Teachers Check out some of
the Resources
for Teachers attached to this website. *** Extreme Weather *** According
to a news article from AP News, gale-force winds, heavy rain, and snow have
hit large parts of Bulgaria, causing severe damage and disrupting power
supply in towns and villages. Two people have lost their lives due to the
extreme weather. – Microsoft BING Copilot *** ARCHIVES *** The World Factbook - Bulgaria U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/bu.html [accessed 10
November 2020] World Factbook
website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/bulgaria/ [accessed 5 January 2021] Despite
a favorable investment regime, including low, flat corporate income taxes,
significant challenges remain. Corruption in public administration, a weak
judiciary, low productivity, lack of transparency in public procurements, and
the presence of organized crime continue to hamper the country's investment
climate and economic prospects. GDP -
per capita (PPP): $21,800 (2017
est.) Labor
force - by occupation: agriculture:
6.8% industry:
26.6% services: 66.6% (2016 est.) Unemployment
rate: 6.2% (2017
est.) Population
below poverty line: 23.4% (2016
est.) Maternal
mortality rate: 10 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) Infant
mortality rate: total: 8.1 deaths/1,000 live births Life
expectancy at birth: total population: 75 years Drinking
water source: improved: total: 100% of population Physicians
density: 4.03 physicians/1,000 population (2017) Sanitation
facility access: improved: total: 100% of population Electricity
access: electrification - total population: 100% (2016) The
Borgen Project - Bulgaria borgenproject.org/category/bulgaria/ [accessed 22 January 2021] The Borgen Project works with U.S. leaders to utilize the
United States’ platform behind efforts toward improving living conditions for
the world’s poor. It is an innovative,
national campaign that is working to make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign
policy. It believes that leaders of
the most powerful nation on earth should be doing more to address global
poverty. From ending segregation to providing women with the right to vote,
nearly every wrong ever righted in history was achieved through advocacy. The
Borgen Project addresses the big picture, operating
at the political level advancing policies and programs that improve living
conditions for those living on less than $1 per day. ~
6 Facts About Healthcare In Bulgaria borgenproject.org/healthcare-in-bulgaria/ ~
Innovations In Poverty Eradication In Bulgaria borgenproject.org/poverty-eradication-in-bulgaria/ ~
Poverty In Bulgaria borgenproject.org/poverty-in-bulgaria/ ~
7 Facts About Energy Poverty In Bulgaria borgenproject.org/7-facts-about-energy-poverty-in-bulgaria/ ~
7 Facts About Measles In Bulgaria borgenproject.org/measles-in-bulgaria/ ~
10 Facts About Sanitation In Bulgaria borgenproject.org/sanitation-in-bulgaria/ ~
4 Facts About Hunger In Bulgaria borgenproject.org/hunger-in-bulgaria/ ~
Increasing Credit Access In Bulgaria borgenproject.org/increasing-credit-access-in-bulgaria/ The
World Bank in Bulgaria www.worldbank.org/en/country/bulgaria/overview [accessed 16 April 2021] Bulgaria
has undergone a significant transformation over the past three decades. It
has transformed from a highly centralized, planned economy to an open,
market-based, upper-middle-income economy securely anchored in the EU. Looking
back a few years … Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Europe/Bulgaria-ECONOMY.html [accessed 22 January 2021] With the
disintegration of Soviet-bloc trade and payments arrangements, GDP declined
by about 10% in 1990, 13% in 1991, 8% in 1992, and an estimated 4% in 1993.
Meanwhile, Bulgaria began an economic reform program supported by the World
Bank and IMF. The
economy was further plagued by wide scale corruption among businessmen from
the former Communist Party who stripped state enterprises of their assets and
transferred the funds out of the country. By 1997, the Bulgarian economy was
at the brink of collapse with inflation at 300%, the banking system in chaos,
and the government on the verge of bankruptcy. Bulgaria became the poorest
country in Europe with average monthly wages of $30 a month. All
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