23. CIVIL AVIATION: State-owned Balkan-Bulgarian Airlines (BALKAN) connects Sofia with about a dozen cities on internal routes and almost twice as many foreign capitals.
24. ARMED FORCES: Bulgarian People's Army is subordinate to Ministry of National Defense. Ground forces have 80 percent of its personnel; air and naval forces, included in the army, have only about 15 and 5 percent, respectively, of total strength.
25. SECURITY: Ministry of Internal Affairs controls police and security organizations, except Border Troops, which are part of army. Party and mass organizations apply pressures on behalf of public order and in defense of the system.
Chapter 1. General Character of the Society 1
2. Historical Setting 9 Early History--Turkish Rule--The Rise of Nationalism --Liberation and Its Aftermath--World War I--The Interwar Years--World War II--The Communist State
3. Physical Environment and Population 37 Natural Features--Boundaries and Political Subdivisions--Settlement Patterns--Population-- Transportation
4. Social System 65 Ethnic and Religious Composition--The Family--Social Stratification--Other Social Groups
5. Living Conditions 79 Health--Personal Income and Expenditures--Housing-- Social Benefits--Work and Leisure
6. Education 93 History of Education--Communist Educational Policies --Educational Reforms--Literacy--The Educational System--Teacher Training--Other Education
7. Artistic and Intellectual Expression 123 The Arts and Sciences under Communism--Literature-- Theater--Films--Music--Folk Arts--Painting and Sculpture--Architecture --Scholarship and Science
8. Governmental System 137 Constitutional Evolution--Structure and Function of the Government--Judicial Procedure--The Electoral Procedure
9. Political Dynamics 153 Major Political Developments, 1965-71--The Bulgarian Communist Party--The Bulgarian Agrarian Union--Mass Organizations
10. Foreign Relations 171 Determinants of Foreign Policy--Conduct of Foreign Affairs--International Relations--Membership in Regional and International Organizations
11. Mass Communications 183 Background--Objectives of Mass Communications-- Freedom of Information--Administration of the Mass Communications System--Themes of the Media--The Press--Radio--Television--Publishing--Libraries--Films