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Around 35% of Bulgaria's land area consists of forests, [85] which include some of the oldest individual trees in the world, such as Baikushev's pine and the Granit oak. [86] Bulgaria's flora contains between 3,800 [ 87 ] and 4,200 [ 88 ] vascular plant species of which 170 are endemic and 150 are considered endangered.
There are 540 rivers in Bulgaria. [1] The longest river in Bulgaria is the Danube (2,888 km), which spans most of the country's northern border for a length of 470 km. The longest one to run through the country (and also the deepest) is the Maritsa (480 km), while the longest river that runs solely in Bulgaria is the Iskar (368 km).
Bulgaria's northernmost point is where the Timok River flows into the Danube. The northern tip of Bulgaria is located in the Vidin Province, and neighbours the Mehedinți County of Romania. The closest Bulgarian village to that area is Vrav. [1] Bulgaria's most southern point is in the Kardzhali Province's Mount Veykata.
Bulgaria was the world's second-largest wine exporter until 1989, but has since lost that position. [383] [384] The 2016 harvest yielded 128 million litres of wine, of which 62 million was exported mainly to Romania, Poland and Russia. [385] Mavrud, Rubin, Shiroka melnishka, Dimiat and Cherven Misket are the typical grapes used in Bulgarian ...
The location of Bulgaria Flag-map of Bulgaria An enlargeable relief map of the Republic of Bulgaria 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 ...
Pages in category "Bulgaria geography-related lists" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. E.
Bulgaria's highest mountains are Rila (highest peak Musala, 2925 m; the highest in the Balkans) and Pirin (highest peak Vihren, 2914 m). The large mountain chain of Stara planina (Balkan Mountains) runs west–east across the entire country, bisecting it and giving the name to the entire Balkan peninsula.
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