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🇧🇬Bulgaria

България

Europe · Eastern EuropeSovereign stateEU
ISOBG · BGR · 100
LAT,LNG43.00, 25.00
TEL+359

Bulgaria is a sovereign country in Eastern Europe, Europe. Its capital is Sofia. It has a population of about 6,927,288 across 110,879 km² — roughly 62 people per km². The currency is the Bulgarian lev (BGN лв). The official language is Bulgarian. Its ISO 3166 codes are BG, BGR, 100, and the international calling code is +359.

Capital
Sofia
#106
Population
6,927,288
#106
Area
110,879 km²
#147
Density
62 /km²

Key facts about Bulgaria

GET/alpha/BG
Calling code
+359
Currencies
BGN лв
Languages
Bulgarian
Timezones
UTC+02:00
Demonym
Bulgarian
Top-level domain
.bg
ISO codes
BG · BGR · 100
Coordinates
43.00, 25.00
Capital
Sofia

Other names for Bulgaria

Republic of BulgariaРепублика БългарияBulgarieBulgarienBulgáriaブルガリア

Largest cities in Bulgaria (12)

GET/cities?country=BG

Countries bordering Bulgaria (5)

GET/borders/bulgaria

Frequently asked questions about Bulgaria

What is the capital of Bulgaria?

The capital of Bulgaria is Sofia.

What is the population of Bulgaria?

Bulgaria has a population of about 6,927,288, the 106th largest in the world.

What currency is used in Bulgaria?

Bulgaria uses the Bulgarian lev (BGN, symbol лв).

What languages are spoken in Bulgaria?

The main language of Bulgaria is Bulgarian.

What is the calling code for Bulgaria?

The international dialing code for Bulgaria is +359.

Which countries border Bulgaria?

Bulgaria shares land borders with Greece, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, and Turkey.

Query Bulgaria from the API

Every value on this page is available from the free REST API — no key required. Each endpoint below is filled in for Bulgaria; copy any URL and run it.

This country
GET countries.dev/alpha/BG
Full record by ISO alpha-2 codeDocs
GET countries.dev/alpha/BGR
Full record by ISO alpha-3 codeDocs
GET countries.dev/numericcode/100
Look up by ISO numeric codeDocs
GET countries.dev/cioc/BUL
Look up by IOC (Olympic) codeDocs
GET countries.dev/name/bulgaria
Search by country nameDocs
Places in this country
GET countries.dev/cities?country=BG
Largest cities in BulgariaDocs
GET countries.dev/borders/bulgaria
Neighbouring countries (full records)Docs
GET countries.dev/cities/near?lat=43&lng=25
Nearest cities to its centre pointDocs
Find similar countries
GET countries.dev/region/Europe
Countries in EuropeDocs
GET countries.dev/subregion/Eastern%20Europe
Countries in Eastern EuropeDocs
GET countries.dev/currency/BGN
Countries using the Bulgarian levDocs
GET countries.dev/lang/bg
Countries that speak BulgarianDocs
GET countries.dev/callingcode/359
Countries with calling code +359Docs
GET countries.dev/timezone/UTC%2B02%3A00
Countries in UTC+02:00Docs
GET countries.dev/tld/bg
Countries on the .bg domainDocs
GET countries.dev/demonym/Bulgarian
Countries whose people are "Bulgarian"Docs
GET countries.dev/capital/Sofia
Find a country by capital (Sofia)Docs
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