Bulgaria — Country Profile
An overview of Bulgaria covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Bulgaria
The capital of Bulgaria is Sofia. It has a population of approximately 6.4M. The country covers an area of 110,879 km². It is located in Southeast Europe.
Geography
Bulgaria is a country in Southeast Europe, part of the Europe region. It covers an area of approximately 110,879 km². It shares land borders with Greece, The Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, and Serbia, totalling 5 neighbours.
Demographics & Languages
Bulgaria has a population of approximately 6,441,421 people. Population density is around 58.1 people per km². Its officially recognised languages include Bulgarian, totalling 1 language. People from this country are referred to as Bulgarian.
Economy Overview
As of 2025, Bulgaria reports a nominal GDP of about $130.8 billion. The official currency is the Bulgarian lev (BGN, symbol лв). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 1.71 BGN.
Culture & Time
Bulgaria operates on a single time zone (Europe/Sofia). Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.bg.
Government & Status
The capital of Bulgaria is Sofia. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +359. Its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is BG.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP × debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.