🇧🇬 Bulgaria

Time, holidays, currency and practical info for Bulgaria.

Current time in Bulgaria

Europe/Sofia · GMT+2 · observes DST

Time zones in Bulgaria

Upcoming public holidays in Bulgaria

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Cities in Bulgaria

Other countries in Southeast Europe

At a glance

Capital
Region
Europe
Subregion
Southeast Europe
Population
6,437,360
Area
110,879 km²
Currency
BGN лв
Calling code
+359
Driving side
right
Languages
bul
Internet TLD
.bg

About

Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey to the south, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, and Romania across the Danube river to the north. It covers a territory of 110,994 square kilometres (42,855 sq mi) and is the tenth largest within the European Union and the sixteenth-largest country in Europe by area. Sofia is the nation's capital and largest city; other major cities include Plovdiv, Varna, and Burgas.

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