Bulgaria-Netherlands in Figures

Bulgaria

Netherlands

Area

110,879 sq km

41,543 sq km

Coastline

354 km

451 km

Lowest point

Black Sea 0 m

Zuidplaspolder -7 m

Highest point

Musala 2,925 m

Vaalserberg 322 m

Arable land

29.94%

21.96%

Land boundaries

1,808 km

1,027 km

Population

7,204,687 (July 2009 est.)

16,715,999 (July 2009 est.)

Population Growth

-0.79% (2009 est.)

0.412% (2009 est.)

Ethnic Groups

Bulgarian 83.9%, Turk 9.4%, Roma 4.7%, other 2% (including Macedonian, Armenian, Tatar, Circassian) (2001 census)

Dutch 80.7%, EU 5%, Indonesian 2.4%, Turkish 2.2%, Surinamese 2%, Moroccan 2%, Netherlands Antilles & Aruba 0.8%, other 4.8% (2008 est.)

Religions

Bulgarian Orthodox 82.6%, Muslim 12.2%, other Christian 1.2%, other 4% (2001 census)

Roman Catholic 30%, Dutch Reformed 11%, Calvinist 6%, other Protestant 3%, Muslim 5.8%, other 2.2%, none 42% (2006)

GDP (official exchange rate):

.9 billion (2008)

7 billion (2008 est.)

GDP (purchasing power parity):

.98 billion (2008 est.)

3.5 billion (2008 est.)

GDP - composition by sector:

agriculture: 7.3%

industry: 30.5%

services: 62.2% (2008 est.)

agriculture: 1.7%

industry: 25.5%

services: 72.9% (2008 est.)