Recognised as Country
Bulgaria
- BG
- Europe
- BGN
- .bg
Bulgaria (BG/BGR) is a country in Europe with its capital at Sofia. It covers about 110,879 km² with a population of roughly 6,400,000, uses the BGN, dials on +359, owns the .bg internet domain and keeps its capital on Europe/Sofia. It borders 5 countries.
Identity
Official short nameBulgaria
CapitalSofia
ContinentEurope
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2BG
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3BGR
Internet TLD.bg
Calling code+359
Currency codeBGN
Geography
Latitude42.7339° N
Longitude25.4858° E
HemisphereNorthern and Eastern
Area110,879 km²42,811 square miles
Land neighbours5
Distance from London2,154 kmto the approximate centre of Bulgaria, not to Sofia. ESE, bearing 106.8°
Time
These values depend on today’s date and change daily.
Time zone of the capitalEurope/Sofiathe IANA zone for Sofia; a large country spans several zones
Standard offsetUTC+02:00
Observes daylight savingYesthe clock moves between UTC+02:00 and UTC+03:00
Summer offsetUTC+03:00
Offset in JanuaryUTC+02:00
Offset in JulyUTC+03:00
Current offsetUTC+03:00
Local time now13 Sept 2026, 14:26
Hours ahead of UTC3
Population & scale
Population6,400,000≈estimate, 2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Population density57.7 per km²≈
Share of world population0.079%≈against a world population of about 8.1 billion
Area rank in this dataset103 of 196
Population rank in this dataset110 of 196
Neighbouring countries
Romania359 km centre to centre
Serbia389 km centre to centre
North Macedonia333 km centre to centre
Greece510 km centre to centre
Turkey921 km centre to centre
About this data
Dataset version2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Time zone sourcethe IANA time zone database, via the platform
Last updated2026-09-10
StabilityISO codes, TLDs and calling codes are stable; population and area are estimates that change
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