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🇧🇬 Bulgaria

316 cities · 28 states/provinces · Capital: Sofia · Europe

7,000,039 Population
316 Cities
$102.2B GDP
$15,853 GDP per Capita
0.802 HDI
75.7 Life Expectancy
110,910 Area (km²)

Bulgaria at a Glance

General

CapitalSofia
ContinentEurope
RegionEurope
SubregionSoutheast Europe
LanguagesBulgarian
CurrencyLev (BGN)

Demographics

Population7,000,039
Density63.1/km²
Median Age45.2
Urban Population73.7%
Birth Rate8.9 per 1K
Death Rate15.7 per 1K
Fertility Rate1.81

Economy

GDP$102.2 billion
GDP per Capita$15,853
HDI0.802
Gini Index41.3
Internet Users80.4%

Geography

Area110,910 km²
Driving SideRight
LandlockedNo
BordersGRC,MKD,ROU,SRB,TUR
Calling Code++359
TLD.bg

Status

ISO CodeBG / BGR
UN MemberYes
IndependentYes
Life Expectancy75.7 years

Largest Cities in Bulgaria

# City State/Province Population Avg Temp Elevation
1 Sofia Sofia-Capital 1,152,556 50°F 1,844 ft
2 Plovdiv Plovdiv 329,489 53°F 535 ft
3 Varna Varna 318,737 52°F 272 ft
4 Burgas Burgas 210,646 54°F 118 ft
5 Stara Zagora Stara Zagora 121,582 53°F 673 ft
6 Ruse Ruse 121,168 58°F 128 ft
7 Pleven Pleven 90,209 52°F 292 ft
8 Sliven Sliven 83,740 49°F 922 ft
9 Pernik Pernik 82,467 48°F 2,464 ft
10 Shumen Shumen 72,342 52°F 778 ft
11 Dobrich Dobrich 69,434 51°F 705 ft
12 Blagoevgrad Blagoevgrad 67,810 52°F 1,339 ft
13 Haskovo Haskovo 64,564 54°F 640 ft
14 Yambol Yambol 63,656 54°F 377 ft
15 Veliko Tŭrnovo Veliko Tarnovo 59,166 53°F 679 ft
16 Pazardzhik Pazardzhik 55,220 54°F 699 ft
17 Asenovgrad Plovdiv 54,778 54°F 741 ft
18 Vratsa Vratsa 49,569 51°F 1,155 ft
19 Gabrovo Gabrovo 48,133 51°F 1,759 ft
20 Kazanlak Stara Zagora 47,918 52°F 1,201 ft

States & Provinces in Bulgaria

Blagoevgrad 18 Burgas 23 Dobrich 9 Gabrovo 4 Haskovo 11 Kardzhali 7 Kyustendil 10 Lovech 8 Montana 11 Pazardzhik 12 Pernik 6 Pleven 14 Plovdiv 18 Razgrad 10 Ruse 8 Shumen 12 Silistra 7 Sliven 5 Smolyan 11 Sofia 23 Sofia-Capital 12 Stara Zagora 22 Targovishte 5 Varna 17 Veliko Tarnovo 16 Vidin 12 Vratsa 10 Yambol 4