Bulgaria
- Country
- Bulgaria
- Capital
- Sofia
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- 7M
- Area
- 111,000 km²
- Currency
- Lev (BGN)
- TLD
- .bg
All of Bulgaria uses the same time zone, namely Europe/Sofia. The UTC time zone offset is --, also called --. Bulgaria does observe daylight saving time.
Bulgaria (Off. Republic of Bulgaria) has a population of 7 million people with Sofia as the capital city. The official currency is Lev (BGN). Bulgaria is locaded in Eastern Europe, has an area of 111,000 km² and is bordering Greece, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Turkey.
The next holiday in Bulgaria is Bulgarian Education and Culture, and Slavonic Literature Day on May 24, 2026
Daylight saving time
- Oct 26, 202504:00->03:00Sunday, October 26, 2025, the clock was set backwards by 1 hour, from 04:00 AM GMT+3 to 03:00 AM GMT+2. Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour earlier than the previous day.
- Mar 29, 202603:00->04:00Sunday, March 29, 2026, the clock was set forwards by 1 hour, from 03:00 AM GMT+2 to 04:00 AM GMT+3. Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour later than the previous day.
- Oct 25, 202604:00->03:00Sunday, October 25, 2026, the clock will be set backwards by 1 hour, from 04:00 AM GMT+3 to 03:00 AM GMT+2. Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour earlier than the previous day.
- Mar 28, 202703:00->04:00Sunday, March 28, 2027, the clock will be set forwards by 1 hour, from 03:00 AM GMT+2 to 04:00 AM GMT+3. Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour later than the previous day.
2026 Holidays in Bulgaria
- Jan 1
- New Year's Day
- Mar 3
- Liberation Day
- Apr 10
- Good Friday
- Apr 12
- Easter Sunday
- Apr 13
- Easter Monday
- May 1
- Labour Day
- May 6
- St. George's Day
- May 24
- Bulgarian Education and Culture, and Slavonic Literature Day
- Sep 6
- Unification Day
- Sep 22
- Independence Day
- Nov 1
- Revival Leaders' Day
- Dec 24
- Christmas Eve
- Dec 25
- Christmas Day
Largest cities in Bulgaria
- Sofia 1.2M
- Plovdiv 347K
- Varna 313K
- Burgas 196K
- Stara Zagora 143K
- Ruse 143K
- Pleven 101K
- Sliven 84K
- Pernik 82K
- Dobrich 79K
- Shumen 72K
- Blagoevgrad 68K
- Haskovo 67K
- Veliko Tŭrnovo 66K
- Gabrovo 66K
- Pazardzhik 66K
- Vratsa 65K
- Yambol 64K
- Asenovgrad 55K
- Kardzhali 51K
- Kazanlak 48K
- Montana 47K
- Vidin 40K
- Razgrad 38K
- Dimitrovgrad 38K
- Kyustendil 38K
- Targovishte 35K
- Dupnitsa 35K
- Gorna Oryahovitsa 33K
- Petrich 31K
- Karlovo 30K
- Svishtov 30K
- Lovech 30K
- Silistra 29K
- Sandanski 29K
- Asparuhovo 27K
- Samokov 27K
- Lom 27K
- Smolyan 26K
- Sevlievo 25K
- Velingrad 24K
- Nova Zagora 24K
- Troyan 21K
- Aytos 21K
- Botevgrad 21K
- Gotse Delchev 21K
- Karnobat 20K
- Panagyurishte 19K
- Svilengrad 19K
- Harmanli 19K
- Peshtera 19K
- Parvomay 17K
- Popovo 17K
- Rakovski 16K
- Chirpan 15K
- Berkovitsa 15K