Bulgaria, Europe
This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.
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Bulgaria is a country located in the Eastern Europe sub‑region of the Europe continent, member of European Union.
Easy learning about Bulgaria | |
| Bulgaria is located in | Eastern Europe Europe Continent |
| Member of | European Union since 2007 Schengen since 2024 NATO since 2004 |
| Bulgaria has a population of | 6,795,803 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Bulgaria are called Bulgarians |
| The country’s total area is | 110,910 Km2 ( 68,916 sq mi) |
| Global Peace Index Rank | 26 |
| Global Peace Index Score | 2 |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Bulgaria HDI ranks in position nº 70 worldwide High Human Development HDI of 0.799 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP) |
| Bulgaria’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 177 countries Bulgaria passport ranks in position nº 13 in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
| Bulgaria GDP per capita is | $18,522 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
| Bulgaria ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data) |
| Bulgaria EPI (English Proficiency Index) | is classified as High proficiency in English has a score of 586 ranks 16th worldwide (2024 data from EPI) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 43° 00' N, 25° 00' E Open in Google Maps |
| Bulgaria Capital city | Sofia |
| Neighbouring countries | North Macedonia, Greece, Romania, Turkey, Serbia. |
| Bulgaria Climate | temperate; cold, damp winters; hot, dry summers |
| Most predominant religion | Eastern Orthodox, |
| Second most predominant religion | Muslim, |
| Currency name & code | Lev (BGN) |
| Internet ccTLD | .bg |
| Bulgaria calling code | +359 |
Bulgaria administrative divisions
28 provinces (oblasti)
- Blagoevgrad,
- Burgas,
- Dobrich,
- Gabrovo,
- Haskovo,
- Kardzhali,
- Kyustendil,
- Lovech,
- Montana,
- Pazardzhik,
- Pernik,
- Pleven,
- Plovdiv,
- Razgrad,
- Ruse,
- Shumen,
- Silistra,
- Sliven,
- Smolyan,
- Sofia,
- Sofia-Grad (Sofia City),
- Stara Zagora,
- Targovishte,
- Varna,
- Veliko Tarnovo,
- Vidin,
- Vratsa,
- Yambol
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