България
Republic of Bulgaria
Europe|България
Capital
Sofia
Population
6,446,596
Name
лв BGN
Calling Code
+359
Languages
Bulgarian
български език
bgGeography
Region
Europe & Central Asia
Subregion
Southeast Europe
Continent
Europe
Area
110,879 km²
Landlocked
No
TLD
.bg
Neighboring Countries
Airports (46)
LB11Tsalapita Airport
Plovdiv
LB13Radomir Dolni Rakovets Airfield
Pernik
LB18Tenevo Airport
Yambol
LB19Zimnitsa Airport
Yambol
LB22Stanke Dimitrov Airport
Kyustendil
LB27Podem Airport
Pleven
LB29Maslarevo Airport
Veliko-Turnovo
LB30Stryama Airport
Plovdiv
LB32Konush Airport
Plovdiv
Country Codes
ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2
BG
ISO 3166-1 Alpha-3
BGR
ISO 3166-1 Numeric
100
BCP 47
bg-BG
IOC
BUL
FIFA
BUL
Currency Format
Code
BGN
Name
Bulgarian Lev
Symbol
лв
Symbol Position
before
Decimal Separator
,
Thousands Separator
Example
123 456,79 лв.
Date & Time Formats
Date Formats
Full
сряда, 22 април 2026 г.
EEEE, d MMMM y 'г'.
Long
22 април 2026 г.
d MMMM y 'г'.
Medium
22.04.2026 г.
d.MM.y 'г'.
Short
22.04.26 г.
d.MM.yy 'г'.
Time Formats
Full
15:45:04 ч. Координирано универсално време
H:mm:ss 'ч'. zzzz
Long
15:45:04 ч. UTC
H:mm:ss 'ч'. z
Medium
15:45:04
H:mm:ss
Short
15:45
H:mm
Additional Info
First Day of Week
Monday
Clock Format
24h
Primary Timezone
UTC+02:00
UTC Offset
+00:00
Timezones
UTC+02:00Number Formatting
Decimal Separator
,
Thousands Separator
Digit Grouping
3
Numbering System
latn
Example
1 234 567,89
Phone Formatting
Calling Code
+359
Trunk Prefix
0
International Prefix
00
Subscriber Number Lengths
8, 9, 12
Example Format
+359 4 301 2345
Format Patterns
| Pattern | Format | Leading Digits | National Prefix |
|---|---|---|---|
| (\d{6}) | $1 | 1 | — |
| (\d)(\d)(\d{2})(\d{2}) | $1 $2 $3 $4 | 2 | $NP$FG |
| (\d{3})(\d{4}) | $1 $2 | 43[1-6]|70[1-9] | $NP$FG |
| (\d)(\d{3})(\d{3,4}) | $1 $2 $3 | 2 | $NP$FG |
| (\d{2})(\d{3})(\d{2,3}) | $1 $2 $3 | [356]|4[124-7]|7[1-9]|8[1-6]|9[1-7] | $NP$FG |
| (\d{3})(\d{2})(\d{3}) | $1 $2 $3 | (?:70|8)0 | $NP$FG |
| (\d{3})(\d{3})(\d{2}) | $1 $2 $3 | 43[1-7]|7 | $NP$FG |
| (\d{2})(\d{3})(\d{3,4}) | $1 $2 $3 | [48]|9[08] | $NP$FG |
| (\d{3})(\d{3})(\d{3}) | $1 $2 $3 | 9 | $NP$FG |
Phone Number Types
Fixed Line
Example2123456
Lengths
Mobile
Example43012345
Lengths8, 9
Toll Free
Example80012345
Lengths8, 12
Premium Rate
Example90123456
Lengths8
Shared Cost
Example70012345
Lengths8
Format Patterns
00800\d{7}|[2-7]\d{6,7}|[89]\d{6,8}|2\d{5}
Locale Settings
Writing Direction
LTR
Measurement System
metric
Temperature Scale
celsius
Paper Size
A4
Driving Side
right
Week Numbering
ISO
Raw JSON Data
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"lastUpdated": "2026-03-04",
"sources": [
"CLDR",
"WorldBank",
"mledoze",
"SimpleLocalize"
],
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"name": "България",
"officialName": "Republic of Bulgaria",
"nativeName": "България",
"officialNativeName": "Република България",
"capital": "Sofia",
"capitalCoordinates": [
42.69751,
23.32415
],
"coordinates": [
43,
25
],
"continent": "Europe",
"region": "Europe & Central Asia",
"subregion": "Southeast Europe",
"population": 6446596,
"area": 110879,
"flagEmoji": "🇧🇬",
"tld": [
".bg"
],
"landlocked": false,
"borders": [
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"MKD",
"ROU",
"SRB",
"TUR"
],
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"nativeName": "български език",
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}
],
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"worldBank": {
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},
"codes": {
"iso3166Alpha2": "BG",
"iso3166Alpha3": "BGR",
"iso3166Numeric": "100",
"bcp47": [
"bg-BG"
],
"internetTld": ".bg",
"ioc": "BUL",
"fifa": "BUL",
"vehicleCode": "BG",
"fips10": "BU",
"unLocode": "BG",
"stanag1059": "BGR",
"itu": "BUL",
"uic": "52 BG",
"maritime": 207,
"mmc": 284
},
"currency": {
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"numericCode": 975,
"name": "Bulgarian Lev",
"nativeName": "Bulgarian lev",
"symbol": "лв",
"narrowSymbol": "лв",
"symbolPosition": "before",
"decimalSeparator": ",",
"thousandsSeparator": " ",
"decimalDigits": 2,
"subunitValue": 100,
"subunitName": "Stotinki",
"pattern": "#,##0.00 ¤",
"example": "123 456,79 лв.",
"accountingExample": "(1234,56 лв.)"
},
"dateTime": {
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"clockFormat": "24h",
"dateFormats": {
"full": "EEEE, d MMMM y 'г'.",
"long": "d MMMM y 'г'.",
"medium": "d.MM.y 'г'.",
"short": "d.MM.yy 'г'."
},
"timeFormats": {
"full": "H:mm:ss 'ч'. zzzz",
"long": "H:mm:ss 'ч'. z",
"medium": "H:mm:ss",
"short": "H:mm"
},
"datePatterns": {
"full": "yMMMMEEEEd",
"long": "yMMMMd",
"medium": "yMMd",
"short": "yyMMd"
},
"timePatterns": {
"full": "Hmmsszzzz",
"long": "Hmmssz",
"medium": "Hmmss",
"short": "Hmm"
},
"monthNames": {
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"февруари",
"март",
"април",
"май",
"юни",
"юли",
"август",
"септември",
"октомври",
"ноември",
"декември"
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"юни",
"юли",
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"дек"
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"м",
"а",
"м",
"ю",
"ю",
"а",
"с",
"о",
"н",
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"dayNames": {
"wide": [
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"вторник",
"сряда",
"четвъртък",
"петък",
"събота"
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"abbreviated": [
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"пн",
"вт",
"ср",
"чт",
"пт",
"сб"
],
"narrow": [
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"п",
"в",
"с",
"ч",
"п",
"с"
]
},
"amPmMarkers": [
"am",
"pm"
],
"timezones": [
"UTC+02:00"
],
"primaryTimezone": "UTC+02:00",
"utcOffset": "+00:00"
},
"numberFormat": {
"decimalSeparator": ",",
"thousandsSeparator": " ",
"digitGrouping": "3",
"pattern": "#,##0.###",
"percentExample": "25,5%",
"example": "1 234 567,89",
"numberingSystem": "latn"
},
"phone": {
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"trunkPrefix": "0",
"internationalPrefix": "00",
"generalPattern": "00800\\d{7}|[2-7]\\d{6,7}|[89]\\d{6,8}|2\\d{5}",
"formats": [
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"format": "$1",
"leadingDigits": [
"1"
]
},
{
"pattern": "(\\d)(\\d)(\\d{2})(\\d{2})",
"format": "$1 $2 $3 $4",
"leadingDigits": [
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"nationalPrefixRule": "$NP$FG"
},
{
"pattern": "(\\d{3})(\\d{4})",
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"leadingDigits": [
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],
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{
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{
"pattern": "(\\d{2})(\\d{3})(\\d{2,3})",
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"leadingDigits": [
"[356]|4[124-7]|7[1-9]|8[1-6]|9[1-7]"
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{
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{
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{
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"format": "$1 $2 $3",
"leadingDigits": [
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},
{
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"format": "$1 $2 $3",
"leadingDigits": [
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"types": {
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"exampleNumber": "2123456",
"possibleLengths": []
},
"mobile": {
"pattern": "(?:43[07-9]|99[69]\\d)\\d{5}|(?:8[7-9]|98)\\d{7}",
"exampleNumber": "43012345",
"possibleLengths": [
8,
9
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"tollFree": {
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"exampleNumber": "80012345",
"possibleLengths": [
8,
12
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"premiumRate": {
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"exampleNumber": "90123456",
"possibleLengths": [
8
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"sharedCost": {
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"exampleNumber": "70012345",
"possibleLengths": [
8
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},
"exampleFormat": "+359 4 301 2345",
"subscriberNumberLengths": [
8,
9,
12
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"postalCodeFormat": "####",
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"postalCodeExample": "",
"administrativeDivisionName": "Province",
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"measurementSystem": "metric",
"temperatureScale": "celsius",
"paperSize": "A4",
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"source": "mwgg_json"
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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