- government: parliamentary democracy
- area: 110971 km2
- capital: Sofia
- official language: Bulgarian
- population: 7,7 million
- currency: lev
- year of joining the European Union: 2007
- GDP (nominal) per capita: 4,800 $ (2007)
- leading religions: Orthodox Church, Islam
- traditional dish: tarator (cold vegetable soup)
- life expectancy: 71,5 years
- national sports: football, wrestling, weight lifting
- calling code: +359
- international license plate codes: BG
- internet TLD: .bg