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COUNTRY GUIDE · Europe

Bulgaria

Explore the geography, landmarks, and distinctive stories of Bulgaria.

Flag of Bulgaria
Pixel-art depiction of Rila Monastery in the Rila Mountains with its striped arcades, frescoed church, Hrelyo Tower, courtyard, and forested peaks
Rila Monastery. Pixel-art illustration inspired by Bulgaria.

Bulgaria at a glance

CAPITAL
Sofia
REGION
Europe
POPULATION
6,400,000
AREA
110,879 km²
LANGUAGE
Bulgarian
CURRENCY
Bulgarian Lev (BGN)

COUNTRY SUPERLATIVE

Rose Valley

Bulgaria's Rose Valley is renowned for rose-oil production.

DID YOU KNOW?

A surprising detail about Bulgaria

Bulgaria uses the Cyrillic alphabet, whose development has deep historical ties to the medieval Bulgarian states.

Geography and nearby countries

PinPointr places Bulgaria in its Europe region. Its reference dataset lists an area of 110,879 km² and a population of approximately 6,400,000. The country is not listed as landlocked in PinPointr’s geography reference.

Listed land neighbors

Country statistics are fixed PinPointr gameplay references and may differ from current government or international estimates. Country highlights and illustrations are educational material, not official travel advice.