Republic of Bulgaria
Republika Balgariya
Republika Balgariya
Government type Parliamentary republic
Area 110,372 km² (42,615 sq mi)
Population 6,520,000 inh. (2021 census)
Population 6,445,000 inh. (2024 est.)
Population density 58 inh/km² (151 inh/mi²)
Area 110,372 km² (42,615 sq mi)
Population 6,520,000 inh. (2021 census)
Population 6,445,000 inh. (2024 est.)
Population density 58 inh/km² (151 inh/mi²)
Capital Sofia (1,197,000 pop.)
Currency Bulgarian lev
Human development index 0.795 (68th place)
Languages Bulgarian (official), Turkish, Macedonian, Romani
Life expectancy M 70 years, F 77 years
Currency Bulgarian lev
Human development index 0.795 (68th place)
Languages Bulgarian (official), Turkish, Macedonian, Romani
Life expectancy M 70 years, F 77 years
GEOGRAPHY DATA OF BULGARIA
Largest cities
Sofia 1,197,000 pop.
Plovdiv 325,000 pop.
Varna 315,000 pop.
Burgas 188,000 pop.
Ruse 122,000 pop.
Stara Zagora 121,000 pop.
Highest mountains
Musala 2,925 m (9,596 ft)
Vihren 2,914 m (9,560 ft)
Longest rivers
Danube 2,858 km (1,776 mi) total, 520 km (323 mi) in Bulgaria
Maritsa 480 km (298 mi) total, 309 km (192 mi) in Bulgaria
Struma 415 km (258 mi) total, 275 km (171 mi) in Bulgaria
Tundzha 365 km (227 mi) total, 328 km (204 mi) in Bulgaria
Iskar 352 km (219 mi)
Largest lakes
Lake Burgas 27.6 km² (10.7 sq mi)
Largest islands
Bedene 41 km² (16 sq mi)
ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS OF BULGARIA
Bulgaria has 28 provinces, the two largest are those of Burgas and Sofia, from which the capital is excluded, which constitutes a separate district, the only one together with that of Plovdiv where there are more than 500,000 inhabitants.Each of the provinces, Sofia excluded, has at least one urban center over 25,000 inhabitants, almost always and only the chief town; a total of 33 cities are beyond this limit, with Plovdiv occupying the second position, just in front of the coastal city of Varna, on the Black Sea.