Bulgaria: Flag and Facts
Bulgaria's flag has three equal horizontal stripes of white, green, and red, from top to bottom.
- Official name
- Republic of Bulgaria
- Capital
- Sofia
- Region
- Southeast Europe
- Population
- 6.7 million (2025)
- Languages
- Bulgarian
- Currency
- Euro
- Area
- 110,879 km² (42,811 sq mi)
- People
- Bulgarian
- Calling code
- +359
- Highest point
- Musala 2,925 m
- Independence
- 3 March 1878 (as an autonomous principality within the…)
- National symbols
- lion
- Borders
- Greece, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Türkiye
About Bulgaria
White means peace, love, and freedom. Green stands for farm wealth, and red recalls the fight for independence and military bravery. The flag was first adopted in 1879 as a version of the Russian tricolor, with green swapped in for blue. Communist rulers added a coat of arms in 1948, and it came off in 1990 when that government fell.
The Bulgars, a Turkic tribe from Central Asia, joined local Slavs in the late 7th century to create the first Bulgarian state. Ottoman Turks had overrun it before the 14th century closed. Northern Bulgaria won self-rule in 1878, and full independence followed on 22 September 1908. The country held its first multiparty vote since World War II in 1990.
Did you know?
- The lion is the national symbol of Bulgaria.
- Musala, the highest peak in Bulgaria, reaches 2,925 meters.
- Bulgaria is almost exactly the size of Virginia.
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Questions about Bulgaria
What is the capital of Bulgaria?
Sofia is the capital of Bulgaria.
What currency does Bulgaria use?
Bulgaria uses the euro.
Sources
- CIA World Factbook, checked October 8, 2026
- REST Countries data (mledoze/countries), checked October 8, 2026
- Flag artwork: flag-icons (MIT), checked October 8, 2026
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