Outline of Bulgaria

The Flag of Bulgaria

The Coat of arms of Bulgaria

The location of Bulgaria

An enlargeable relief map of the Republic of Bulgaria

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Bulgaria:

Bulgaria – country located in Southeastern Europe, and a member of the European Union. It is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and the Republic of Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south and the Black Sea to the east. In 1946 it became a communist republic with a single-party system until 1989, when the Communist Party allowed multi-party elections. After 1990 Bulgaria transitioned to democracy and a market-based economy.

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Bulgaria

• Pronunciation: ⁱ/bʌlˈɡɛəriə/
• Common English country name: Bulgaria
• Official English country name: The Republic of Bulgaria
• Common endonym(s): България (Bulgariya)
• Official endonym(s): Република България (Republika Bulgariya)
• Adjectival(s): Bulgarian
• Demonym(s): Bulgarian
• Etymology: Name of Bulgaria
• International rankings of Bulgaria
• ISO country codes: BG, BGR, 100
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:BG
• Internet country code top-level domain: .bg

Geography of Bulgaria

An enlargeable topographic map of Bulgaria

• Bulgaria is: a country
• Location:
  • Eastern Hemisphere
  • Northern Hemisphere
    • Eurasia
      • Europe
        • Eastern Europe
        • Southern Europe
          • Balkans (also known as "Southeastern Europe")
  • Time zone: Eastern European Time (UTC+02), Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03)
  • Extreme points of Bulgaria
    • High: Musala 2,925 m (9,596 ft)
    • Low: Black Sea 0 m
  • Land boundaries: 1,808 km

 Romania 608 km

 Greece 494 km

 Serbia 318 km

 Turkey 240 km

 Republic of Macedonia 148 km

• Coastline: 354 km

• Population of Bulgaria: 7,364,570 (2011) - 98th most populous country
• Area of Bulgaria: 110,910 square kilometres (42,820 sq mi) - 105th largest country
• Atlas of Bulgaria

Environment of Bulgaria

An enlargeable satellite image of Bulgaria

• Climate of Bulgaria
• Environmental issues in Bulgaria
• Renewable energy in Bulgaria
• Geology of Bulgaria
• Protected areas of Bulgaria
  • Biosphere reserves in Bulgaria
  • National parks of Bulgaria
• Wildlife of Bulgaria
  • Fauna of Bulgaria
    • Birds of Bulgaria
    • Mammals of Bulgaria

Natural geographic features of Bulgaria

• Glaciers of Bulgaria
• Islands of Bulgaria
• Lakes of Bulgaria
• Mountains of Bulgaria
  • Volcanoes in Bulgaria
• Rivers of Bulgaria
  • Waterfalls of Bulgaria
• Valleys of Bulgaria
• World Heritage Sites in Bulgaria

Regions of Bulgaria

Administrative divisions of Bulgaria

• Provinces of Bulgaria
  • Municipalities of Bulgaria

Provinces of Bulgaria

Municipalities of Bulgaria

• Capital of Bulgaria: Sofia
• Cities and towns of Bulgaria
• Villages of Bulgaria

Demography of Bulgaria

• Bulgarians
  • List of Bulgarians
    • List of Presidents of Bulgaria
    • List of Bulgarian monarchs
    • List of Bulgarian actors and actresses
    • List of Bulgarian writers
    • List of Bulgarian composers
    • List of Bulgarian musicians and singers
    • List of Bulgarian architects
    • List of Bulgarian footballers

Government and politics of Bulgaria

Main article: Government of Bulgaria and Politics of Bulgaria

• Form of government: parliamentary republic
• Capital of Bulgaria: Sofia

• Elections in Bulgaria
• Political parties in Bulgaria

Branches of government

Executive branch of the government of Bulgaria

• Head of state: President of Bulgaria
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Bulgaria
• Cabinet of Bulgaria

Legislative branch of the government of Bulgaria

• National Assembly of Bulgaria (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Bulgaria

• Supreme Court of Bulgaria

Foreign relations of Bulgaria

• Diplomatic missions in Bulgaria
• Diplomatic missions of Bulgaria

International organization membership

The Republic of Bulgaria is a member of:^[1]

Australia Group Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone (BSEC) Central European Initiative (CEI) Council of Europe (CE) Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) European Investment Bank (EIB) European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) European Union (EU) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Group of 9 (G9) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Criminal Court (ICCt) International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Organization for Migration (IOM) International Organization for Standardization (ISO) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) International Telecommunication Union (ITU) International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)

International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Nonaligned Movement (NAM) (guest) North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Organization of American States (OAS) (observer) Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI) United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) Universal Postal Union (UPU) Western European Union (WEU) (associate affiliate) World Confederation of Labour (WCL) World Customs Organization (WCO) World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Trade Organization (WTO) World Veterans Federation Zangger Committee (ZC)

Law and order in Bulgaria

• Capital punishment in Bulgaria
• Constitution of Bulgaria
• Crime in Bulgaria
• Human rights in Bulgaria
  • LGBT rights in Bulgaria
  • Freedom of religion in Bulgaria
• Law enforcement in Bulgaria

Military of Bulgaria

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Bulgaria
• Forces
  • Army of Bulgaria
  • Navy of Bulgaria
  • Air Force of Bulgaria
  • Special forces of Bulgaria
• Military history of Bulgaria
• Military ranks of Bulgaria

History of Bulgaria

Main article: History of Bulgaria, Timeline of the history of Bulgaria, and Current events of Bulgaria

• Economic history of Bulgaria
• Military history of Bulgaria

Culture of Bulgaria

• Architecture of Bulgaria
• Cuisine of Bulgaria
• Festivals in Bulgaria
• Languages of Bulgaria
• Media in Bulgaria
• Museums in Bulgaria
• National symbols of Bulgaria
  • Coat of arms of Bulgaria
  • Flag of Bulgaria
  • National anthem of Bulgaria
• People of Bulgaria
• Prostitution in Bulgaria
• Public holidays in Bulgaria
• Records of Bulgaria
• Religion in Bulgaria
  • Buddhism in Bulgaria
  • Christianity in Bulgaria
  • Hinduism in Bulgaria
  • Islam in Bulgaria
  • Judaism in Bulgaria
  • Sikhism in Bulgaria
• World Heritage Sites in Bulgaria

Art in Bulgaria

• Art in Bulgaria
• Cinema of Bulgaria
  • List of Bulgarian actors and actresses
  • List of Bulgarian films
• Literature of Bulgaria
• Music of Bulgaria
  • List of Bulgarian musicians and singers
• Television in Bulgaria
• Theatre in Bulgaria

Sports in Bulgaria

• Football in Bulgaria
• Bulgaria at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Bulgaria

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 73rd (seventy-third)

• Agriculture in Bulgaria
• Banking in Bulgaria
  • National Bank of Bulgaria
• Communications in Bulgaria
  • Internet in Bulgaria
• Companies of Bulgaria
• Currency of Bulgaria: Lev
  • ISO 4217: BGN
• Economic history of Bulgaria
• Energy in Bulgaria
  • Energy policy of Bulgaria
  • Oil industry in Bulgaria
• Health care in Bulgaria
• Mining in Bulgaria
• Bulgaria Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Bulgaria
• Transport in Bulgaria
  • Airports in Bulgaria
  • Rail transport in Bulgaria
  • Roads in Bulgaria

Education in Bulgaria

• List of schools in Bulgaria
• List of universities in Bulgaria

Health in Bulgaria

See also

• All pages beginning with "Bulgaria"
• All pages with titles containing Bulgaria
• All pages beginning with "Bulgarian"
• All pages with titles containing Bulgarian
• Index of Bulgaria-related articles
• List of Bulgaria-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the European Union
• Member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Europe
• Outline of geography

References

1. "Bulgaria". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 21, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Bulgaria

• Bulgaria at DMOZ
• Official governmental site
• Bulgaria entry at The World Factbook
• All cities and villages
• The mountains of Bulgaria
• Image Gallery of Bulgaria
• President of The Republic of Bulgaria
• National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria
• "Bulgaria - a land as a single human palm" - a video presentation