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    "code": "IT.NET.USER.ZS",
    "name": "Individuals using the Internet (% of population)",
    "unit": "% of population",
    "definition": "Individuals who have used the Internet from any location in the last 3 months."
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  "entity": {
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    "code": "BGR",
    "name": "Bulgaria",
    "region": {
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      "name": "Europe & Central Asia"
    }
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    "latestYear": 2024
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      "year": 1995,
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      "year": 1996,
      "value": 0.725
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      "year": 1997,
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      "year": 1998,
      "value": 1.84
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      "year": 1999,
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      "year": 2000,
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      "year": 2001,
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    {
      "year": 2002,
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      "year": 2003,
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      "year": 2004,
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    {
      "year": 2005,
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    {
      "year": 2006,
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      "year": 2007,
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      "value": 53.0615
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    {
      "year": 2018,
      "value": 64.78201069118
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    {
      "year": 2019,
      "value": 67.9469809417603
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    {
      "year": 2020,
      "value": 70.16248359
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    {
      "year": 2021,
      "value": 75.27144583
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    {
      "year": 2022,
      "value": 79.12686326
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    {
      "year": 2023,
      "value": 80.38956462
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    {
      "year": 2024,
      "value": 82.438955
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  "provenance": {
    "publisher": "International Telecommunication Union (ITU)",
    "dataset": "World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database",
    "surface": "World Bank World Development Indicators (WDI), Indicators API v2",
    "metadataUrl": "https://databank.worldbank.org/metadataglossary/world-development-indicators/series/IT.NET.USER.ZS",
    "retrievalUrl": "https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/all/indicator/IT.NET.USER.ZS?date=1990:2024&format=json&per_page=20000&source=2",
    "retrievedAt": "2026-08-28",
    "license": "CC BY-4.0",
    "attribution": "Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data."
  },
  "humanUrl": "https://worlddiscoverydata.com/indicators/internet-use/country/bgr/history/"
}