page_title: Outline of Bulgaria
section_title: General reference
hierarchical_section_title: Outline of Bulgaria / General reference
caption_attribution_description: Bulgaria map from CIA World Factbook
context_page_description: 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 North 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.
context_section_description: Pronunciation: /bʌlˈɡɛəriə/ (listen)
  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
caption: An enlargeable basic map of Bulgaria
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