Bulgaria is situated in Southeast Europe and occupies the eastern
part of the Balkan Peninsula. To the north it borders on Romania, to
the west on the Republic of Macedonia and the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia, to the east on the Black Sea, to the south on Greece and
to the southeast on Turkey's European part. Area: 111.000 sq km.
Bulgaria
is
situated
in
Southeast
Europe
and
occupies
the
eastern
part
of
the
Balkan
Peninsula.
To
the
north
it
borders
on
Romania,
to
the
west
on
the
Republic
of
Macedonia
and
the
Federal
Republic
of
Yugoslavia,
to
the
east
on
the
Black
Sea,
to
the
south
on
Greece
and
to
the
southeast
on
Turkey's
European
part.
Area:
111.000
sq
km.
BULGARIA - LOCATION IN EUROPE
Map also showing free trade access to nearby markets
Bulgaria has a temperate climate, with cold humid winters and hot
dry summers. Average summer temperatures: +26 +35 Celsius (79-95
Fahrenheit). Average winter temperatures: -5 +5 Celsius (23-41
Fahrenheit). For potential visitors who live in the Southern
Hemisphere, it should be mentioned that the Bulgarian winter runs
from December until February and it is summertime from June until
the end of August.
Bulgarian is an Indo-European language, a member of the South branch
of the Slavic languages, along with Serbo-Croatian, and Slovenian.
Bulgarian is the most widely spoken language in Bulgaria. It is also
spoken in Canada, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Macedonia, Moldova,
Romania, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine and the United States, with an
estimated total of 9 million native speakers.
The unit of currency in Bulgaria (currency code: BGL) is the lev,
divided into 100 stotinki. The Bulgarian National Bank is the bank
of issue and handles government funds and state-owned enterprises.
