Bulgaria
Bulgaria is a country in southeast Europe. Its capital is Sofia. About 6.4 million people live there (2025). It covers 110,994 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Sofia
- People (2025)
- 6.4 million
- Area
- 110,994 km²
Bulgaria at a glance
- Official name
- Republic of Bulgaria
- In its own language
- България
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Europe
- Capital
- Sofia
- Population
- 6,423,207 (2025)
- Area
- 110,994 km² (42,855 mi²)
- People are called
- Bulgarian
- Official languages
- Bulgarian
- Currency
- GDP (nominal)
- US$102 billion (2023)
- Life expectancy
- 73.5 years (2024)
- Human Development Index
- 0.799 (2022)
- Gini coefficient
- 40.3 (2019)
- Unemployment
- 4.2% (2025)
- Government
- parliamentary republic
- Head of state
- Iliana Iotova (since 2026)
- Head of government
- Rumen Radev (since 2026)
- Country codes
- BG, BGR
- Calling code
- +359
- Internet domain
- .bg, .бг
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- UTC+02:00
- Coordinates
- 42.75°, 25.5°
Bulgaria and its neighbours
Bulgaria borders Romania, Turkey, Greece, North Macedonia and Serbia. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Bulgaria
- Neighbours
Divisions of Bulgaria
- Blagoevgrad
- Burgas
- Dobrich
- Plovdiv
- Gabrovo
- Haskovo
- Yambol
- Kardzhali
- Kyustendil
- Lovech
- Montana
- Pazardzhik
- Pernik
- Pleven
- Razgrad
- Ruse
- Silistra
- Sliven
- Smolyan
- Sofia City
- Sofia Oblast
- Stara Zagora
- Shumen
- Targovishte
- Varna
- Veliko Tarnovo
- Vidin
- Vratsa
Member of
- European Union
- NATO
- Council of Europe
- World Trade Organization
- Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation
- United Nations
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Finance Corporation
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Australia Group
- Eurocontrol
- Treaty on Open Skies
- Missile Technology Control Regime
and 19 more organisations.
How far are you from Bulgaria?
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Questions
What is the capital of Bulgaria?
The capital of Bulgaria is Sofia.
What is the population of Bulgaria?
Bulgaria has about 6,423,207 people, as recorded in 2025.
How big is Bulgaria?
Bulgaria covers 110,994 square kilometres (42,855 square miles).
What language is spoken in Bulgaria?
The official language of Bulgaria is Bulgarian.
Which countries border Bulgaria?
Bulgaria shares a border with Romania, Turkey, Greece, North Macedonia and Serbia.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.