🚩 Flag of Bulgaria • live waving render
Europe — Southeast Europe
UN Member
Independent
Drives right
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
Republic of Bulgaria
aka България — endonym
6.4M
Population
World #111
110,879 km²
Land Area
World #106
$117.0 billion
GDP (USD)
World #68
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Did You Know?
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Bulgaria is the world's #111 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It ranks #106 globally by land area — covering about 0.07% of Earth's total landmass.
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It shares land borders with 5 countries — click any neighbour below to explore them.
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Its economy ranks #68 worldwide with a GDP of $117.0 billion USD.
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Population density is 58.1 people per km² — world rank #157.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Sofia
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Phone Code
+359
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Internet TLD
.bg
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Nationality
Bulgarian
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Week Starts
Monday
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ISO Codes
BG / BGR / 100
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Coordinates
43.00°, 25.00°
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Driving Side
Right-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
$117.0 billion USD
World rank #68 of 188 tracked economies
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GDP per Capita
$18,176
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
58.1 /km²
World density rank #157
€
Euro
EUR • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
6,437,360
World rank #111 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
1
Bulgarian
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Demonym
Bulgarian
What its people are called
🗣️ Bulgarian
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
110,879 km²
0.07% of Earth's landmass • World #106
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Land Borders
5 countries
🤝 Connected by land
Timezones (1)
UTC+02:00
Europe/Sofia
EET — Eastern European Time
“Bulgaria” Around the World
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بلغاريا
جمهورية بلغاريا
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Bulgaria
Republik Bulgaria
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Bulharsko
Bulharská republika
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Bulgarien
Republik Bulgarien
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Bulgaria
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Bulgarie
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Bugarska
Republika Bugarska
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Bulgária
Bolgár Köztársaság
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Bulgaria
Repubblica di Bulgaria
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ブルガリア
ブルガリア共和国
kor
불가리아
불가리아 공화국
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Bulgarije
Republiek Bulgarije
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بلغارستان
جمهوری بلغارستان
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Bułgaria
Republika Bułgarii
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Bulgária
República da Bulgária
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Болгария
Республика Болгария
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Bulharsko
Bulharská republika
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Bulgaria
República de Bulgaria
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Bugarska
Republika Bugarska
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Bulgarien
Republiken Bulgarien
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Bulgaristan
Bulgaristan Cumhuriyeti
urd
بلغاریہ
جمہوریہ بلغاریہ
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保加利亚
保加利亚共和国
Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
BG
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ISO Alpha-3
BGR
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
100
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Status
officially-assigned
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Postal Format
####
e.g. regex: ^(\d{4})$
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WikiData ID
Q219
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Also Spelled As
BG • Republic of Bulgaria • Република България
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