Southeast Europe
Flag of Bulgaria
A Balkan crossroads where the alphabet itself was born.
Colours, by share of the flag
- #f0f0f0 32%
- #c01800 32%
- #009060 30%
Measured from the flag artwork itself, so shares are approximate and emblems get folded into the nearest tone.
Bulgaria in numbers
| Official name | Republic of Bulgaria |
|---|---|
| Capital | Sofia |
| Region | Southeast Europe, Europe |
| Population | 6,927,288 |
| Area | 110,879 km² · 62 people per km² |
| Currency | Euro (BGN) |
| Languages | Bulgarian |
| Country codes | BG · BGR · .bg |
| Coastline | Has a coast |
Things worth knowing
- The Cyrillic script took shape in the medieval Bulgarian Empire and spread across the Slavic world from there.
- Sofia, the capital, has been continuously inhabited for thousands of years and was once the Roman city of Serdica.
- Bulgaria is one of the world's leading producers of rose oil, distilled from blooms in its Valley of the Roses.
Did you know
Bulgaria has never changed its name since it was founded in 681 AD, making it one of Europe's oldest states to keep its name.
Neighbours
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Country data from the mledoze/countries dataset under ODbL 1.0. Flag artwork from the same dataset. All 196 flags.