# Outline of Bulgaria

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Bulgaria:
Bulgaria is a unitary parliamentary republic located in Southeastern Europe, bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south and the Black Sea to the east. Its capital and largest city is Sofia.

## General reference

* Pronunciation: /bʌlˈɡɛəriə/
* Common English country name: Bulgaria
* Constitutional name: 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

Geography of Bulgaria
* Bulgaria is:
** a country
** a member State of the European Union
** a member state of NATO
* Location:
** Eastern Hemisphere
** Northern Hemisphere
*** Eurasia
**** 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
       North Macedonia 148 km
   * Coastline: 354 km
* Population of Bulgaria: 7,050,034 (2017) - 109th most populous country
* Area of Bulgaria: 110,994 square kilometres (42,855 sq mi) - 103rd largest country
* Atlas of Bulgaria

### Environment of Bulgaria

Environment 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

Regions of Bulgaria

#### Administrative divisions of Bulgaria

Administrative divisions of Bulgaria
* Provinces of Bulgaria
** Municipalities of Bulgaria

##### Provinces of Bulgaria

Provinces of Bulgaria

##### Municipalities of Bulgaria

Municipalities of Bulgaria
* Capital of Bulgaria: Sofia
* Cities and towns of Bulgaria
* Villages of Bulgaria

### Demography of Bulgaria

Demographics of Bulgaria
* Bulgarians
** List of Bulgarians
*** List of presidents of Bulgaria
*** List of Bulgarian monarchs
*** List of Bulgarian actors
*** 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

Politics of Bulgaria
* Form of government: parliamentary republic
* Capital of Bulgaria: Sofia
* Elections in Bulgaria
* Political parties in Bulgaria

### Branches of government

Government of Bulgaria

#### 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

Court system of Bulgaria
* Supreme Court of Bulgaria

### Foreign relations 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:

### Law and order in Bulgaria

Law of 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

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

History of Bulgaria
* Timeline of the history of Bulgaria
* Current events of Bulgaria
* Economic history of Bulgaria
* Military history of Bulgaria

## The Culture 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
** 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

Sports in Bulgaria
* Football in Bulgaria
* Bulgaria at the Olympics

## Economy and infrastructure of Bulgaria

Economy 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
* Executive Agency Port Administration
* 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

Education in Bulgaria
* List of schools in Bulgaria
* List of universities in Bulgaria

## Health in Bulgaria

Health in Bulgaria