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Population:
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Total Population: 7.2 million |
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Economy:
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Gross Domestic Product: 49.9 billion US dollars |
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Gross Domestic Product (PPP): 94.5 billion international dollars |
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Per Capita Income:
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Gross National Income Per Capita (Atlas Method): 5,490 US dollars |
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Gross National Income Per Capita (PPP): 11,950 international dollars |
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Index: 9.0 Rank 3 IT Salaries: |
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Software Engineer/ Web Developer: 17.8 percent of US |
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Sr. Software Engineer/ Web Developer: 21.7 percent of US |
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IT Project Manager: 41.3 percent of US |
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Index: 9.1 Rank 3 BPO Salaries (Non-voice): |
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Junior BPO Resource: 15 percent of US |
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Skilled BPO Resource: 31.9 percent of US |
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Operations Manager: 45.8 percent of US |
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Index: 7.3 Rank 3 Real Estate: |
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Office Occupancy Cost (CBD): 31.4 US$/sf/yr |
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Office Occupancy Cost (Suburbs): 25.9 US$/sf/yr |
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Note: Office occupancy costs are for Sofia. |
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Index: 8.0 Rank 3 Taxes: |
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Corporate Tax Rates: 10 percent |
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Indirect Tax Rates: 20 percent |
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SMB Effective Tax Rate: 31.4 percent |
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Index: 0.0 Rank 3 Workforce: |
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Total Workforce: 2.6 millions |
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Exports of Misc. Business Services: 752.8 million US dollars |
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Index: 7.6 Rank 3 Basic Education: |
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Adult Literacy: 98.3 percent of population |
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Public Expenditure on Education: 4.5 percent of GDP |
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Index: 6.3 Rank 3 Educational Achievement: |
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Reading Achievement: 402 PISA literacy scale |
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Math Achievement: 413 PISA mathematics scale |
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Science Achievement: 434 PISA science scale |
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Index: 1.3 Rank 3 University Graduates: |
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University Educated Population: 18 percent of population |
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Annual University Graduates: 46 thousands |
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Annual Science & Technology Graduates: 10 thousands |
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Index: 4.1 Rank 3 Technological Readiness: |
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Internet Access: 34.9 users per 100 inhabitants |
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Broadband Internet Access: 11.2 subscribers per 100 inhabitants |
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Index: 6.4 Rank 3 Economic Competitiveness & Stability: |
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Economic Competitiveness: 4.0 GCI score |
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Macroeconomic Stability: 4.9 GCI Score |
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Index: 5.8 Rank 3 Infrastructure: |
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Quality of Roads: 2.2 index (1-7) |
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Quality of Electric Supply: 3.6 index (1-7) |
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Mobile Phone Penetration: 140.1 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants |
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Index: 8.8 Rank 3 Labor Market Efficiency: |
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Rigidity of Employment: 19 index (0-100) |
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Cost of Firing Employees: 9 weeks of salary |
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Index: 3.6 Rank 3 Regulation: |
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Overall Ease of Doing Business: 44 rank (1-183) |
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Complexity of Starting a Business: 18 days to register a start-up |
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Complexity of Paying Taxes: 616 hours per year |
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Index: 3.6 Rank 3 Corruption: |
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Corruption Perceptions: 3.6 CPI index |
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Index: 6.8 Rank 3 Legal Protection: |
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Procedures to Enforce Contracts: 39 number |
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Time to Enforce Contracts: 564 days |
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Cost to Enforce Contracts: 23.8 percent of claim |
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Index: 2.9 Rank 3 Intellectual Property Protection: |
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Intellectual Property Protection: 2.6 index (1-7) |
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Software Piracy: 68 percent |