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Europe · Has a coastline

Bulgaria

Bulgaria is a country in Europe with 5 land neighbours — 10 countries in Europe have more. Its capital is Sofia.

Capital
Sofia
Population
6.4 million
Area
110,879 km²
Land borders
5
Currency
Euro (EUR)

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Countries that border Bulgaria

5 land neighbours: Greece, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Turkey. Each one has a page of its own.

Why this one is hard

5 neighbours to keep in the right order.

10 countries in Europe have more than its 5 land borders; it is the same as Azerbaijan, Belarus, Switzerland, Croatia, Kazakhstan, Romania and Slovakia. Of the 10 possible pairings among them, 4 are themselves borders, which is what turns a list into a knot. Turkey is the most connected of them, with 8 land borders of its own. All of them are on the Europe map with Bulgaria, and on the world map with everyone else.

  • 5

    land borders — 10 countries in Europe have more

  • 4

    pairs of its neighbours that border each other

  • 8

    borders on Turkey, its most-connected neighbour

  • 50

    countries on the Europe map

The capital

Sofia

In Capital Rush you see Bulgaria and four capitals; this is the right one. It comes up on the Europe map and the world map: twice the chances to get it wrong.

The flag

Flag Blitz shows this flag and four countries. Bulgaria is the right one.

ISO code
BG
Currency
Euro (EUR)
Official language
Bulgarian
Quiz maps
Europe · World

Bulgaria, asked and answered

What countries border Bulgaria?

Bulgaria has 5 land neighbours: Greece, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Turkey.

What is the capital of Bulgaria?

Sofia. It is the answer the Europe Capitals Quiz wants when Bulgaria comes up, and the World Capitals Quiz with it.

What continent is Bulgaria in?

Europe. It is one of 50 countries on that map, and one of 195 on the world map.

Where can I practise finding Bulgaria on a map?

On the Europe Map Quiz — a blank map of Europe, ten countries to find, no labels. Bulgaria is in the pool, along with all 5 of its neighbours.

Where these numbers come from →

Can you find Bulgaria on a blank map?

Its 5 neighbours are on the same map. Ten countries a round, picked at random: keep playing until it comes up. No sign-up.

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