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Bulgaria

بلغاريا

EuropeSoutheast Europe

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Key facts

Official name
Republic of Bulgaria
Name in Arabic
بلغاريا
Capital
Sofia
Region
Europe
Subregion
Southeast Europe
Official languages
Bulgarian
Currency
Bulgarian Lev · лв · BGN
Area
110,879 km²
Coastline
Yes

Neighbours

Flags often confused with this one

About Bulgaria

Bulgaria is a country in Southeast Europe, one of the 45 countries of Europe on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Republic of Bulgaria. In Arabic, the name is written بلغاريا, and the capital صوفيا. Its geographic centre lies in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.

The capital of Bulgaria is Sofia. Sofia lies at about 43° north and 23° east. The official language of Bulgaria is Bulgarian. Its currency is the Bulgarian Lev, with the symbol ⁨лв⁩ and the international code BGN.

Bulgaria covers about 110,879 square kilometres, which puts it 103rd by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It shares land borders with 5 countries: Türkiye, Romania, Greece, Serbia, and North Macedonia. The largest of these neighbours by area is Türkiye. Other countries in Southeast Europe include Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Albania. Its flag is easy to confuse with the flag of Hungary, a classic trap in the Hard level of the flags quiz. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Europe quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes Bulgaria with the other countries of the same region.

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