About Bulgaria

Country information

Area – 110,994 square kilometers (42,855 square miles)
Population – 7,606,551 inhabitants
Capital City – Sofia
Currency – Bulgarian Lev (BGN) (plural Leva)
Language – Bulgarian
Time Zone – Еastern European Time: GMT plus 2, no time zones within the country.
Country Phone Code – 00359 Area
Phone Code (Sofia) – 02
Weather Chart:
Average Annual Temperature: 10,5 °C; 50,9 °F
During the Summer: 23 °C; 73,4 °F
During the Winter: 0 °C; 32 °F

Additional information

Electricity: the electricity is 220 Volts AC, European 2 round pin plugs

Weights and measures: Bulgaria uses the metric system for all weights and measures. To convert metres into feet divide by 0.3048; to convert kilometers into miles divide by 1.6083; to convert kilograms into pounds divide by 0.4536; to convert hectares into acres divide by 0.4047. To convert imperial into metric multiply by the factors shown.

Bank Opening Hours: Monday–Friday 09:00–16:30
Healthcare: no vaccination is necessary.
Airlines: Bulgaria Air
Airport name: Sofia International Airport
Distance from Airport to city centre: 10 km
Access Information: bus route 84, 184 (Terminal 1); Metro, 84,184 (Terminal 2).

Language and Аlphabet

The official language in Bulgaria is Bulgarian. Bulgarian is the first Slavonic language with its own alphabet introduced in the 9th century. From 1 January 2007, the Cyrillic alphabet is the third official alphabet in the European Union after the Latin and the Greek alphabets. Nowadays the Cyrillic alphabet is used not only by Bulgarians, but by Serbs, Montenegrins, Russians, Ukrainians, Belarusians, as well as by Mongolians. A total of over 200 million people!

On 24th May, Bulgaria celebrates the day of the Bulgarian enlightenment and culture and the creation of the Slavonic alphabet by the two brothers, Saints Cyril and Methodius. Bulgarians consider May 24th the most loved of all holidays.