Where is Bulgaria?

Bulgaria is located in the Eastern Europe region at latitude 42.733883 and longitude 25.48583 and is part of the European continent continent.

The DMS coordinates for the center of the country are:

42° 44' 1.98'' N
25° 29' 8.99'' E

You can see the location of Bulgaria on the world map below:

Bulgaria on the World Map

Flag of Bulgaria on map

Bulgaria Neighboring Countries

The neighboring countries of Bulgaria (BG) are:

  1. Greece (GR)
  2. North Macedonia (MK)
  3. Romania (RO)
  4. Serbia (RS)
  5. Turkey (TR)

Maritime Borders

Bulgaria borders with the Black Sea.

Bulgaria Key Facts

Country Bulgaria
Coordinates Latitude: 42.733883
Longitude: 25.48583
Country Codes Alpha 2: BG
Alpha 3: BGR
Country Flag Emoji 🇧🇬
Int. Phone Prefix +359
Capital city Sofia
Continent / Subcontinent Europe
Eastern Europe
Country Area 110,879 sq km
Population 2024 6,441,421
World Rank: 110
Median Age 44.5
Life expectancy 75.7
Major languages Bulgarian (official) 76.8%, Turkish 8.2%, Romani 3.8%, other 0.7%, unspecified 10.5% (2011 est.)
UTC/GMT Time Number of time zones: 1
  • UTC+02:00
Internet TLD .bg
Biggest Airport Sofia Airport (SOF)
Average temperature 10.55 °C
50.99 °F
Administrative Divisions 28 regions
Political system Parliamentary republic

Bulgaria Economy Facts

World Bank Income Group Upper middle income
World Bank Region Europe & Central Asia
Currency Bulgarian Lev (BGL)
GDP in 2024 $113.3 (billions of USD)
World Rank: 68
GDP per capita in 2024 $17,596
World Rank: 80
Major Industries / Economic Sectors Manufacturing, energy, agriculture, services
Top 5 Import Countries Germany, Russia, Italy, Turkey, China
Top 5 Export Countries Germany, Italy, Romania, Turkey, France

Biggest Cities in Bulgaria

Here are the largest cities in Bulgaria based on 2024 data:

City Population
Sofia 1,152,556
Plovdiv 329,489
Varna 318,737
Burgas 210,646
Stara Zagora 121,582
Ruse 121,168
Pleven 90,209
Sliven 83,740
Pernik 82,467
Shumen 72,342

Map of Bulgaria with the Largest Cities