EUROPE
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
Level 1 — Exercise Normal Precautions
Advisory Level
Level 1
Exchange Rate
1 USD = 1.66 BGN
Health Alerts
0
Last Updated
Oct 9, 2025
About Bulgaria
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey to the south, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, and Romania across the Danube river to the north. It covers a territory of 110,994 square kilometres (42,855 sq mi) and is the tenth largest within the European Union and the sixteenth-largest country in Europe by area. Sofia is the nation's capital and largest city; other major cities include Plovdiv, Varna, and Burgas.
Source: WikipediaAt a Glance
Capital
Sofia
Population
6.4 million
Area
110,879 km²
Language
Bulgarian
Currency
Bulgarian lev
GDP/Capita
$17,596
Travel Advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Exercise normal precautions when traveling to this country.
Currency & Economy
- Currency
- Bulgarian lev (BGN)
- Exchange Rate
- 1 USD = 1.66 BGN
- GDP
- $113.3B
- GDP per Capita
- $17,596
Visa Fee Estimate
$185 USD
308 BGN
Based on current Treasury exchange rate
Development
- Life Expectancy
- 75.7 years
Geography & Practical Details
- Region
- Europe
- Capital
- Sofia
- Area
- 110,879 km²
- Population
- 6,437,360
- Timezone
- UTC+02:00
- Languages
- Bulgarian
- Calling Code
- +359
- Drives On
- Right
- ISO Code
- BG