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Exclusive economic zone. 110,879 km 2 (42,811 sq mi) Bulgaria is a country situated in Southeast Europe that occupies the eastern quarter of the Balkan peninsula, being the largest country within its geographic boundaries. It borders Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, and the Black Sea ...
List of mountains in Bulgaria with their highest peaks. Balkan Mountains: Kaloferska mountain (2,376 m, Botev Peak, Central Balkan Mountains) Zlatishko-Tetevenska mountain (2,198 m, Vezhen Peak, Central Balkan Mountains) Chiprovska mountain (2,168 m, Midzhur, Western Balkan Mountains) Troyanska mountain (2,166 m, Levski Peak (also Ambaritsa ...
Botev Peak, the highest mountain in the Balkan range at 2,376 metres (7,795 ft), is located in this section. The Eastern Balkan Mountains extend from the Vratnik Pass to Cape Emine, with a length of 160 kilometres (99 mi). The highest peak is Balgarka, at 1,181 metres (3,875 ft). The eastern Balkan Mountains form the lowest part of the range.
Apart from the 4 Marine world biomes, the terrestrial biomes that can be found in Bulgaria are: temperate deciduous forest, temperate coniferous forest (Taiga in the mountains), Woodland, Tundra (Alpine tundra in the highest mountains, being Snezhnika glacier (41°46′09″) in Pirin massif the southernmost glacial mass in Europe, [6] [7]) Chaparral or Shrubland in the south-western corner of ...
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.
Bulgaria was the world's second-largest wine exporter until 1989, but has since lost that position. [382] [383] The 2016 harvest yielded 128 million litres of wine, of which 62 million was exported mainly to Romania, Poland and Russia. [384] Mavrud, Rubin, Shiroka melnishka, Dimiat and Cherven Misket are the typical grapes used in Bulgarian ...
This category has the following 19 subcategories, out of 19 total. Geography of Bulgaria by city (2 C) Geography of Bulgaria by province (30 C)
Bulgaria's oldest tree, Baikushev's pine, is located in the park. With an approximate age of about 1,300 years, it is a contemporary of the foundation of the Bulgarian state in 681 CE. The fauna of the Pirin National Park is diverse and includes 45 species of mammals, 159 species of birds, 11 species of reptiles, 8 species of amphibia, and 6 ...