BULGARIA (Continued)
Major trade partners: $20,217 million in 1980; 25% with non-Communist countries, 53% with USSR, 22% with other Communist countries
Monetary conversion rate: 0.95 leva=US$1 (August 1981)
Fiscal year: calendar year; economic data reported for calendar years except for caloric intake, which is reported for consumption year 1 July-30 June
NOTE: Foreign trade figures were converted at the 1980 rate of 0.85 leva=US$1
COMMUNICATIONS
Railroads: 4,341 km total; about 4,096 km standard gauge (1.435 m), 245 km narrow gauge; 437 km double track; 1,449 km electrified; government owned (1979)
Highways: 32,236 km total; 2,360 km trunk roads, 4,291 km class I concrete, asphalt, stone block; 6,062 km class II asphalt treated, gravel, crushed stone; 19,523 km class 111 earth (1979)
Inland waterways: 471 km (1979)
Freight carried: rail—77.6 million metric tons, 17.6 billion metric ton/km (1979); highway—836 million metric tons, 15.6 billion metric ton/km (1979); waterway—4.9 million metric tons, 2.6 billion metric ton/km (excluding international transit traffic; 1979)
Ports: 3 major (Varna, Varna West, Burgas), 6 minor (1981); principal river ports are Ruse and Lorn (1981)
DEFENSE FORCES
Military manpower: males 15-49, 2,173,000; 1,818,000 fit for military service; 63,000 reach military age (19) annually Military budget: for fiscal year ending 31 December 1981, est. 900 million leva; 5.9% of total budget
BURMA
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LAND
678,600 km 2 ; 28% arable, of which 12% is cultivated, 62% forest, 10% urban and other (1969)
Land boundaries: 5,850 km
WATER
Limits of territorial waters (claimed): 200 nm (200 nm exclusive economic zone)
Coastline: 3,060 km
PEOPLE
Population: 36,166,000 (July 1982), average annual growth rate 2.5%
Nationality: noun—Burman(s); adjective—Burmese
Ethnic divisions: 72% Burman, 7% Karen, 6% Shan, 3% Indian, 2% Kachin, 2% Chin, 2% Chinese, 6% other
Religion: 85% Buddhist, 15% animist, and other
Language: Burmese; minority ethnic groups have their own languages
Literacy: 70% (official claim)
Labor force: 12.2 million (1976); 67% agriculture, 9% industry, 20% services, commerce, and transportation
Organized labor: no figure available; old labor organizations have been disbanded, and government is forming one central labor organization
GOVERNMENT
Official name: Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma
Type: republic under 1974 constitution
Capital: Rangoon
Political subdivisions: seven divisions and seven constituent states; subdivided into townships, villages, and wards
Legal system: People's Justice system and People's Courts instituted under 1974 constitution; legal education at Universities of Rangoon and Mandalay; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
National holiday: Independence Day, 4 January
