Bulgaria
Republic of Bulgaria
Bulgaria sits in Southeast Europe and uses BGN - Bulgarian lev (лв). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Sofia
1.5M
Plovdiv
329.5K
Varna
318.7K
Population
6.4M
6,423,207 people
Area
110.9K km2
110,879 square kilometers
Density
58/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Sofia
42.68, 23.32
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Bulgaria, officially listed here as Republic of Bulgaria, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Bulgaria, BG, BGR, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Bulgaria is grouped under Europe, more specifically Southeast Europe, with Europe shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 6,423,207 people and a land area of 110,879 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 58 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 43, 25, while the capital coordinate reference is 42.68, 23.32. Bulgaria shares listed land borders with GRC, MKD, ROU, SRB, TUR, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Sofia (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna, Burgas and Stara Zagora. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Bulgaria, capital of Bulgaria, and major urban areas in Bulgaria. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary parliamentary republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include European Union, NATO, Schengen Area and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Bulgaria uses calling code +359, postal format ####, and time zone data listed as UTC+02:00. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists BGN - Bulgarian lev (лв), while language records include Bulgarian. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as BG. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 39.5 for 2023.
How to use this profile
This Bulgaria profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
BG / BGR
Top-level domains
.bg
Continents
Europe
Border countries
GRC, MKD, ROU, SRB, TUR
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
BG
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Bulgaria is represented by the BG country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Sofia
Sofia-Grad
1,531,867
primary
#2
Plovdiv
Plovdiv
329,489
admin
#3
Varna
Varna
318,737
admin
#4
Burgas
Burgas
189,014
admin
#5
Stara Zagora
Stara Zagora
142,746
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary parliamentary republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+359
Postal format
####
Timezones
UTC+02:00
Languages
Bulgarian
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
39.5
2023