Europe

Bulgaria

Bulgaria is a country in Europe. Its capital is Sofia. About 6.4 million people live there. It shares land borders with Greece, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Turkey.

It is a member of the European Union and NATO. It uses the euro.

Flag of Bulgaria

Key facts

Capital
Sofia
Continent
Europe
Population
About 6.4 million
Land neighbours
5
Coast
Has a coastline
European Union
Member
NATO
Member

Land neighbours

Bulgaria in numbers

Population6,447,710 people
Land area108,489 km²
Population density59.4 people/km²
Total GDP$101,580,000,000
GDP per capita$15,754
Life expectancy74.3 years
Unemployment rate4.3%
Coastline354 km
Forest coverage35.8%
Human Development Index0.795
UNESCO World Heritage sites10 sites
Airports68 airports

These are the figures used in GeoDecide. They are rounded and can lag behind the latest official statistics.

Practise Bulgaria on Geodly

  • Flag Drawing: The flag of Bulgaria is in the Hard set. Draw it from memory and compare your drawing with the real design.
  • Border Clash: Draw the border between Bulgaria and Romania on a blank map.
  • Geo Click: Find Bulgaria on the map, or locate its capital, Sofia, in the capital modes.
  • Geo Chain: Link countries through shared land borders. Knowing the 5 neighbours of Bulgaria gives you more routes.
  • GeoDecide: Compare Bulgaria with other countries on the statistics listed above.
  • Terra Tac Toe: Use Bulgaria as an answer when its facts fit both the row and the column of a square.

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