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... January 2007The country emerged in 2000 from a punishing three-year recession thanks to strong demand in EU export markets. Domestic consumption and investment have fueled strong GDP growth in recent years, but have led to large current account imbalances. Its population is 22,276,056 (July 2007 est.) Source from http://romaniaeconomywatch.blogspot.com/2008/03/romania-gdp-q4-2007.html Bulgaria The Bulgars, a Central Asian Turkic tribe, merged with the local Slavic inhabitants in the late 7th century to form the first Bulgarian state. For centuries it struggled with Byzantine Empire to assert its place in the Balkans. Bulgaria became independent from the Ottoman Empire in 1908. The country joined NATO in 2004 and the EU in 2007. Their population 7,322,858 (July 2007 est.) However I will be comparing these countries to those countries which were members of European Unions from before such as United Kingdom, France, and Germany. United Kingdom The UK, or Great Britain, is a sovereign island country located off the ...