Bulgaria

Key facts

Land borders (5)

• Greece
• North Macedonia
• Romania
• Serbia
• Turkey

Bulgaria in the game

Every puzzle gives three claims that exactly one country satisfies. Bulgaria is moderately well known, so it typically appears as the answer in medium puzzles. These are the 18 claims from the pool that are true of Bulgaria, rarest first — the fewer countries share a claim, the harder it works for you on the board.

• Borders Turkey1 of 8
• Its capital city's name begins with “S”1 of 17
• Its name begins with “B”1 of 17
• Is a member of the European Union1 of 27
• Is a NATO member1 of 32
• Its name ends with “-ia”1 of 39
• Is in Europe1 of 44
• Its flag contains green1 of 83
• Has fewer than 10 million people1 of 100
• Borders more than 2 countries1 of 111
• Has exactly one official language1 of 130
• Drives on the right1 of 141
• Has an area smaller than 500,000 km²1 of 144
• Lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere1 of 147
• Has a coastline1 of 151
• Its flag contains red1 of 152
• Does not have a monarch as head of state1 of 153
• Lies within a single time zone1 of 177