Bulgaria
Bulgaria is a country in Europe & Central Asia with a population of approximately ~6.4 million. Its capital is Sofia. This is the complete reference for identifying Bulgaria in MapDash, Worldle, Globle, and other daily geography puzzles — drawn from one of 212 country profiles in the network.
Quick facts
| Continent / region | Europe & Central Asia |
| Capital | Sofia |
| Population | ~6.4 million |
| ISO codes | BG / BGR |
| Coordinates | 42.71°, 23.32° |
| Bordering countries | None on file (island or maritime) |
How Bulgaria appears in daily geography puzzles
In MapDash, Bulgaria is identified through the clue sequence: europe & central asia first, then population range (~6.4 million), then bordering countries, then capital (Sofia), then a famous-for hint.
In Worldle, Bulgaria is identified by its country outline shape. In Globle, the heat-map proximity game warms guesses as they approach Europe & Central Asia.
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Reading Bulgaria in MapDash context
Bulgaria is one of the data points covered by this site’s country-guessing geography puzzles dataset. The detail above comes directly from OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary; the context that follows situates the headline numbers against the broader distribution across recognized sovereign countries.
The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.
For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for Bulgaria is typically a peer within recognized sovereign countries with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.
Frequently asked questions
What is the capital of Bulgaria?
The capital of Bulgaria is Sofia.
What continent is Bulgaria in?
Bulgaria is in Europe & Central Asia.
What is the population of Bulgaria?
Bulgaria has a population of approximately ~6.4 million.
What countries border Bulgaria?
Bulgaria has no bordering countries on file — likely an island nation or has only maritime neighbors.