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This is a list of countries and territories by their average elevation above sea level based on the data published by Central Intelligence Agency, [1] unless another source is cited.
Bulgaria, [a] officially the Republic of Bulgaria, [b] is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey to the south, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, and Romania to the north.
Below are two tables which report the average adult human height by country or geographical region. With regard to the first table, original studies and sources should be consulted for details on methodology and the exact populations measured, surveyed, or considered.
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 more than 6,500 species of non-vascular plants and fungi. [84] The Eurasian lynx has a growing population in Bulgaria. Bulgaria's vertebrate fauna is among the most diverse in Europe.
Bulgaria's most southern point is in the Kardzhali Province's Mount Veykata. At 1,463 metres (4,800 ft), Veykata is the highest Bulgarian peak of the Gyumyurdzhinski Snezhnik ridge in the Eastern Rhodope Mountains, [2] and borders the East Macedonia and Thrace periphery of Greece. [3] Bulgaria's westernmost point is in Vrashka chuka saddle. [4]
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 ...
Sofia (/ ˈ s oʊ f i ə, ˈ s ɒ f-, s oʊ ˈ f iː ə / SOH-fee-ə, SOF-; [15] [16] Bulgarian: София, romanized: Sofiya, [17] [18] IPA: ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria.It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, in the western part of the country.
[citation needed] In Bulgarian, the archaic word balkan (балкан) was borrowed from Turkic and means "mountain". [4] It may have ultimately derived from the Persian bālkāneh or bālākhāna, meaning "high, above, or proud house."