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Bulgaria is a Balkan country with spectacular mountains and a coastline on the Black Sea, which was part of the Ottoman Empire for approximately 500 years. The population was recently 7.8 million, but has gone down to 7.5 million or lower over the past year or two, due to high levels of emigration and a low birth rate.
Canada has lost its lustre among immigrants from China, but newcomers from India are on the rise and, according to officials, a demographic shift is likely to have a dramatic impact on Canada's political and economic course.
"For years, China has dominated. But this is about to change and the impact on Canadian culture, economy and politics will be huge," immigration lawyer Richard Kurland, who analyzed the data, said.
Australia has raised the Work and Holiday Visa annual quota for Chilean nationals from 100 to 500 to help meet demand.
The Skills Shortage Occupations listing for the British Work Permit scheme has been revised. Also, some advance notice announcements regarding changes that are about to come into effect have been released.
Advance notices of changes to the shortage occupation list
Germany's population will decrease by as much as 16% by 2050 due to lower birth rates, an official forecast reports.
The population is also aging, the Federal Statistics Office said, indicating that the country's creaking welfare state will come under more pressure as the average age shifts toward pensioners.