What is the terrain and geography like in Bulgaria?
Geographic Location | Europe |
Total Area |
42,810 Square Miles 110,879 Square Kilometers |
Land Area |
41,888 Square Miles 108,489 Square Kilometers |
Water Area |
923 Square Miles 2,390 Square Kilometers |
Land Boundaries |
1,123 Miles 1,808 Kilometers |
Irrigated Land |
404 Square Miles 1,046 Square Kilometers |
Border Countries | Greece 494 km, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 148 km, Romania 608 km, Serbia and Montenegro 318 km, Turkey 240 km |
Coastline |
220 Miles 354 Kilometers |
Geographic Coordinates | 43 00 N, 25 00 E |
Terrain | Mostly mountains with lowlands in the north and southeast |
Highest Point | 2,925 Meters |
Highest Point Location | Musala 2,925 m |
Lowest Point Location | Black Sea 0 m |
Natural Resources | Bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, coal, timber, arable land |
Time Zone | UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
Daylight saving time | +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |