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Bulgaria
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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Context
New head of government since 2026.05.08: Roumen Radev, replacing Rossen Jeliazkov. Wikidata
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The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
4.5 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 5.9
- Economy 7.5
- Diplomacy 4.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 95 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 4 (list of 2026.10.07).
- Capital
- Sofia
- Population
- 6,437,360 inh.
- Area
- 110,879 km²
- Currency
- BGN
- Regime
- parliamentary republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Iliana Iotova
Head of Government
Roumen Radev
Government in office 17 members
ministre des Affaires étrangères
Velislava Petrova-Chamova
ministre de la Défense
Dimitar Stoyanov
ministre de l'Intérieur de la Bulgarie
Ivan Demerdjiev
ministre des Finances de Bulgarie
Gulab Donev
ministre de la Justice
Nikolay Naydenov
ministre de l'Éducation et de la Science
Georgi Vŭlchev
ministre de la Santé de Bulgarie
Katya Ivkova
ministre de l'Énergie de Bulgarie
Iva Petrova
Minister of Economy and Industry
Aleksandur Pulev
Minister of Environment and Water
Rositsa Karamfilova-Blagova
Minister of Regional Development and Public Works
Ivan Shishkov
Minister of Tourism
Ilin Dimitrov
Minister of Transport and Communications
Georgi Peev
Minister of Youth and Sports
Encho Keryazov
ministre de l'Agriculture
Plamen Abrovski
ministre de la Culture de Bulgarie
Evtim Miloshev
ministre du Travail et des Affaires sociales
Natalia Efremova
Parliament
Assemblée nationale
240 seats
Chair Nataliya Kiselova
Inception 1879
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
131 G$
GDP / capita
20,328 $
Growth
3.1 %
Inflation
4.6 %
Unemployment
3.5 %
Defense / GDP
2.1 %
Life expectancy
75.8 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.60/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
74/100
Corruption (CPI)
40/100
Press freedom (RSF)
60/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#61
Annual budget
2.4 Md$
Defense effort
2.0 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
53 Md$
Imports
60 Md$
Balance
-7 Md$
Top exports
- 8.0% Cuivre raffiné 4 Md$
- 6.5% Pétrole raffiné 3 Md$
Top imports
- 12.0% Pétrole brut 7 Md$
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
85%
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GBR
89%
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FRA
94%
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DEU
94%
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RUS
16%
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CHN
25%
Abstention: 10%
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Upcoming
- 2026-10-25
Last election
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2026-04-19
Progressive Bulgaria 131 seats, GERB–SDS 39, We Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria 37 (of 240) · turnout 50.7%
Result read from Wikipedia on 2026.10.08 (CC BY-SA)
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.845/1
Gini
39.5
Refugees hosted
105,596
Refugees originating
533
National anthem
Mila Rodino
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- NATO
- EU
- Eurozone
- Schengen Area
- WTO
- Council of Europe
- OSCE
- Three Seas Initiative
- Francophonie (OIF)
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 4,530 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 6,125, or ×1.4.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2023 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)