Bulgaria
Land of roses and the Cyrillic alphabet
Passport card
Republic of Bulgaria
Bulgaria
- Capital
- Sofia
- Continent
- Europe
- Currency
- Euro
- Languages
- Bulgarian
- People
- About 64 lakh
- Size
- About 1.1 lakh km²
- Leader
- President Iliana Iotova
- Founded
- 681
- Time
- 3½ hours behind India in winter: at 12 noon in India, it is 8:30 am in Sofia, and 9:30 am in summer
⭐ Bulgaria makes much of the world's rose oil, used in perfumes.
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Bulgaria
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Bulgaria
Turn the globe with your finger. Bulgaria has 5 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Bulgaria and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 30 times the size of Bulgaria.
- PeopleIndia has about 230 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 64 lakh in Bulgaria.
- DistanceSofia is about 5,000 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeBulgaria is 3½ hours behind India in winter. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 8:30 am in Sofia, or 9:30 am in summer.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Bulgaria, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Bulgaria
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Bulgaria's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Bulgaria back on the map
Bulgaria and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 6 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Bulgaria worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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