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Bulgaria

country in southeast Europe
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World Factbook

CIA reference data · 4 sections
Geography
Location
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Romania and Turkey
Climate
temperate; cold, damp winters; hot, dry summers
Terrain
mostly mountains with lowlands in north and southeast
Natural resources
bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, coal, timber, arable land
People & Society
Religions
Christian 64.7%, Muslim 9.8%, other 0.1%, none 4.7%, unspecified 20.7% (2021 est.)
Government
Government type
parliamentary republic
Independence
3 March 1878 (as an autonomous principality within the Ottoman Empire); 22 September 1908 (complete independence from the Ottoman Empire)
National holiday
Liberation Day, 3 March (1878)
Legal system
civil law
Economy
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
$219.645 billion (2024 est.)
Real GDP per capita
$34,100 (2024 est.)
Real GDP growth rate
2.8% (2024 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
2.4% (2024 est.)
Unemployment rate
4.2% (2024 est.)
Exports - partners
Germany 14%, Romania 11%, Italy 8%, Greece 6%, Turkey 5% (2023)
Imports - partners
Germany 12%, Turkey 8%, Romania 8%, Russia 7%, Italy 6% (2023)
Source: CIA World Factbook · public domain (US gov work, 17 USC §105) · fetched 2026-05-06

Bulgaria

Summary

Bulgaria is a country[1]. Bulgaria draws 69,046 Wikipedia views per month (country category, ranking #7 of 27).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bulgaria is in the country of Bulgaria[3].
  • Bulgaria is on the body of water Black Sea[4].
  • Bulgaria's head of government is recorded as Kiril Petkov[5].
  • Bulgaria's head of government is recorded as Rosen Zhelyazkov[6].
  • Bulgaria is on the continent of Europe[7].
  • Bulgaria's instance of is recorded as country[8].
  • Bulgaria's instance of is recorded as unitary state[9].
  • Bulgaria's instance of is recorded as sovereign state[10].
  • Bulgaria's instance of is recorded as demographics of country or region[11].
  • Bulgaria's head of state is recorded as Rumen Radev[12].
  • Bulgaria's head of state is recorded as Iliana Yotova[13].
  • Bulgaria's capital is recorded as Sofia[14].
  • Bulgaria's official language is recorded as Bulgarian[15].
  • Bulgaria's currency is recorded as Bulgarian lev[16].
  • Bulgaria's currency is recorded as euro[17].
  • Bulgaria's shares border with is recorded as Romania[18].
  • Bulgaria's shares border with is recorded as Turkey[19].
  • Bulgaria's shares border with is recorded as Greece[20].
  • Bulgaria's shares border with is recorded as North Macedonia[21].
  • Bulgaria's shares border with is recorded as Serbia[22].
  • Bulgaria's shares border with is recorded as Black Sea[23].
  • Bulgaria's shares border with is recorded as Middle East[24].
  • Bulgaria's top-level Internet domain is recorded as .bg[25].
  • Bulgaria's top-level Internet domain is recorded as .бг[26].
  • Bulgaria's anthem is recorded as Mila Rodino[27].

Body

Geography

Bulgaria is in the country of Bulgaria[3]. Bulgaria is on the body of water Black Sea[4]. Bulgaria is on the continent of Europe[7].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include country[8], unitary state[9], sovereign state[10], and demographics of country or region[11].

History and Context

Bulgars is named after Bulgaria[28].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Bulgaria include Regulus bulgaricus[29], a fossil taxon[30] and Sabanejewia bulgarica[31], a taxon[32].

Why It Matters

Bulgaria draws 69,046 Wikipedia views per month (country category, ranking #7 of 27).[2] Bulgaria has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Bulgaria is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Works attributed to Bulgaria include Invocation of the Vienna (Human Dimension) Mechanism on the Situation in Georgia[35], a document[36], written by Albania[37]. Entities named for Bulgaria include Regulus bulgaricus[29], a fossil taxon[30] and Sabanejewia bulgarica[31], a taxon[32].

Related Entities

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References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . Constitution of Bulgaria. wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [4] ↑ . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → bulgaria
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 106673, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
  2. 4d ago · Yupik · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Demonym → {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Bulgaar'}, {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bulgarian'}, {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'bolgár'} +45
    Anarâš aavis topic id → bulgaria
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14269]]: bulgaria"
  3. 5d ago · TadejM · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Demonym → {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Bulgaar'}, {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bulgarian'}, {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'bolgár'} +45
    Wikidata description → country in southeast Europe
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1549]]: Bolgar"
  4. 8d ago · PaleoWolf · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official name → {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'Bulharská republika'}, {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Република България'}, {'lang': 'ro', 'text': 'Republica Bulgaria'} +7
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ [[Property:P1448]]: България"
  5. 12d ago · Mobby 12 · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Head of government → Boyko Borissov, Ognyan Gerdzhikov, Kiril Petkov +4
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P6]]: [[Q26257557]]"
  6. 12d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dbnl country id → bulga01
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14337]]: bulga01, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257631|batch #257631]]"
  7. 14d ago · Putnik · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id → bulgarija
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P7666]]: bulgarija"
  8. 21d ago · Anticeri · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → country, unitary state, sovereign state +1
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q23983664]]"
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