Last updated: Sep 2007
go topQ31: Is VAT charged on everything in Bulgaria?
A31: All of goods and services made in Bulgaria are VAT charged. Exceptions - there are small group of VAT free articles that are specified by low like some services in social, health, education or culture and the donors of non excise goods for hospitals, schools, culture and other organizations.
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Q32: What is the number of registered offences in Bulgaria?
A32: For year 2004 the number of registered crimes and economical offences is 142172 (-1.5% compare to 2003 and -13.6% compare to 1998).
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Q33: With incomes of 200 Euro/mth how can Bulgarians can leave and in same time some of them buy apartments?
A33: It is really very hard but ... don’t believe all you read about salaries. Some of people (who have ability) have second job ilegally (there hide taxes), others cultivate vegetables and fruits and breed domestic animals. A lot of Bulgarian people prefer to make their home repairs their selfs instead to pay of external (specialized) company to save some money. But the byers of the properties usually are not these people.
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Q34: Who is the premier-ministerof Bulgaria
A34: The current prime-minister of Bulgaria (Nov 2005) is Sergey Stanishev from BSP (Bulgarian Socialist Party)
The last premiers of Bulgaria (in new history after Nov 1989) are:
17 August 2005 - current - Sergei Stanishev (BSP)
24 July 2001 - 17 Augist 2005 - Simeon Saxkoburgotski (NDSV)
21 May 1997 - 24 July 2001 - Ivan Kostov (SDS)
13 February 1997 - 21 May 1997 - Stefan Sofianski (temporarry official premier)
25 Janyary 1995 - 13 February 1997 - Jan Videnov (BSP)
17 October 1994 - 25 January 1995 - Reneta Indjova (temporarry official premier)
30 December 1992 - 17 Octomber 1994 - Luben Berov
8 November 1991 - 30 December 1992 - Filip Dimitrov (SDS)
7 December 1990 - 8 November 1991 - Dimitar Popov
3 February 1990 - 7 December 1990 - Andrey Lukanov (BKP/BSP)
21 March 1986 - 3 February 1990 - Georgi Atanasov (BKP)
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Q35: How many people visit Bulgaria in a year?
A35: The number of tourists that visit Bulgaria grow up in last 10 years. The offcial statisitcs for number of tourists for last 4 years is:
| Year/kind of visit | Total | Tourism | Guest | Business | Transit | Other |
| 2002 | 5 562 917 | 2 992 590 | 23 998 | 180 138 | 2 129 641 | 236 550 |
| 2003 | 6 240 932 | 3 531 567 | 28 656 | 215 760 | 2 193 069 | 271 880 |
| 2004 | 6 981 597 | 4 010 326 | 40 467 | 271 857 | 2 351 743 | 307 204 |
| 2005 (for first 9 months) | 6 120 413 | 3 490 387 | 39 140 | 252 252 | 2 071 026 | 267 608 |
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Q36: What are Geographic coordinates of Bulgaria?
A36: The Geographic coordinates are 43 00 N, 25 00 E
more info >> Coordinates of all of Bulgarian cities, villages and resorts
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Q37: What about residence permits for Bulgaria?
A37: Permission to reside in Bulgaria for up to one year is granted if you are married to a Bulgarian, if you are studying there, if you have a work permit and guaranteed full time work contract, or if you have own local company with minimum ten local employee. To get permanent residence is more longer process - you can ask Passport Office Service (phone 00359 (0)2 9823764)
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Q38: How are pronounced numbers in Bulgarian Language?
A38: 1 (edno), 2 (dve), 3 (tri), 4 (chetiri), 5 (pet), 6 (shest), 7 (sedem), 8 (osem), 9 (devet), 10 (desset), 20 (dvadeset), 30 (trideset), 40 (chetirideset), 50 (petdeset), 62 (shestdeset i dve), 100 (sto), 1000 (hiliada), 10000 (deset hiliadi)
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Q39: Some greeting Phrases in Bulgarian?
A39: Good morning - Добро утро [do’bro ‘utro]
Good day - Добър ден [‘dobar ‘den]
Good evening - Добър вечер [‘ dobar ‘vecher]
Hello - Здравейте [zdra’veite]
How are you? - Как сте? [‘kak ste?]
Good - Добре [do’bre]
I am - Аз съм [‘az sam]
I’m all right - Аз съм добре [‘az sam do’bre]
Thank you - Благодаря [blagoda’rya]
Excuse me - Извинявайте [izvi’nyavaite]
What’s your name? - Как се казвате? [‘kak se ‘kazvate?]
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