Europe · Eastern Europe
Capital: Sofia
Bulgaria
Explore the facts and rankings that shape Bulgaria in Country Blitz, from its population and economy to its military, innovation, manufacturing, and neighboring countries.
Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #93
Bulgaria's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
6.4M
#110 of 196
44th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
View data source ↗GDP (Nominal)
$130.78B
#62 of 196
69th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
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$2.33B
#64 of 196
68th percentile
2024 · SIPRI via World Bank WDI
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$809.7M
#58 of 196
71st percentile
2023 · UNESCO UIS and World Bank WDI
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Quick facts
- Capital
- Sofia
- Region
- Europe
- Subregion
- Eastern Europe
- Country code
- BGR
Three interesting facts
Bulgaria shares land borders with 5 countries: Greece, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, and Türkiye.
Bulgaria spans roughly 110,879 square kilometers, placing it around 103rd by area in this factbook.
Bulgaria’s position in Eastern Europe places it within a distinctive network of regional trade routes and migration paths.
Geography
Bulgaria on the map
Bulgaria is located in Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Romania and Turkey. Its terrain is mostly mountains with lowlands in north and southeast. The climate is temperate, cold, damp winters, hot, dry summers. In area, the country is almost identical in size to Virginia, slightly larger than Tennessee.
Economy
Economic profile
Bulgaria's economy is characterized by upper-middle-income EU economy, currency pegged to the euro, with eurozone accession pending, declining energy prices helping lower inflation rate, EU structural funds contributing to investment recovery, skilled labor shortage driven by emigration and aging population. Major industries include electricity, gas, water, food, beverages, tobacco, machinery and equipment, automotive parts, base metals, chemical products, coke, refined petroleum, nuclear fuel, outsourcing centers. Important agricultural products include wheat, maize, sunflower seeds, barley, milk, rapeseed, grapes, potatoes, triticale, tomatoes (2023). Notable exports include refined petroleum, garments, refined copper, wheat, natural gas (2023).
Demographics
People and population
Bulgaria has an estimated population of 6,437,360. Language and cultural traditions vary across Bulgaria. The population includes Bulgarian 78.5%, Turkish 7.8%, Roma 4.1%, other 1.2%, unspecified 9.4% (2021 est.). The urban population represents 76.7% of total population (2023).
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