Last verified: Friday, 19. April 2024 at 08:03 AM
Last verified: Friday, 19. April 2024 at 08:03 AM
We advise caution when travelling to Bulgaria We advise caution when travelling to Bulgaria. We detected travel advisories from 6 sources for this specific country.
Bulgaria shares a land border with 5 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Bulgaria), the Advisory Index is 3 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Turkey (3.5), Serbia (3.4), Romania (3.2), Greece with 2.8 and Macedonia with 2.3 (of 5).
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Bulgaria. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET).
There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Bulgaria.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Bulgaria.
Chart of the number of sources over that last 200 days. This is the daily number of advisory sources (of any rating) that have been active on that day.
Note: Changes happening on the 28th/29th of July 2019 are related to a change in the software and number of sources processed.
These are the individual advisories published by other countries about the destination Bulgaria from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 2.8 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 0 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Danger level: 0 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
If you are planning international travel at this time, please read our COVID-19 related travel advice here, alongside our destination specific travel advice below.
Danger level: 1 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Reissued with obsolete COVID-19 page links removed. Exercise normal precautions in Bulgaria. Read the country information page for additional information on travel to Bulgaria.
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
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This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Bulgaria. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Bulgaria changed from 3.9 to 3.7. Here are the influencing details:
The Danish government decreased their existing warning for Bulgaria to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by -1.0).
The total rating for Bulgaria changed from 4.0 to 3.9. Here are the influencing details:
The Danish government decreased their existing warning for Bulgaria to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by -1.0).
The total rating for Bulgaria changed from 3.6 to 4.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Bulgaria to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +3.0).
The total rating for Bulgaria changed from 3.4 to 3.6. Here are the influencing details:
The Danish government increased their existing warning for Bulgaria to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Bulgaria changed from 3.2 to 3.4. Here are the influencing details:
The Austrian government issued a new warning for Bulgaria with a rating of 5.0.
The total rating for Bulgaria changed from 3.3 to 3.2. Here are the influencing details:
The Danish government decreased their existing warning for Bulgaria to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by -1.0).
The total rating for Bulgaria changed from 3.2 to 3.3. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Bulgaria with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for Bulgaria changed from 2.8 to 3.2. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Bulgaria to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Bulgaria to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Bulgaria changed from 2.0 to 2.8. Here are the influencing details:
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Bulgaria to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +2.0).
The Australian government issued a new warning for Bulgaria with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for Bulgaria changed from 1.8 to 2.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Danish government increased their existing warning for Bulgaria to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Bulgaria changed from 1.5 to 1.8. Here are the influencing details:
The Danish government increased their existing warning for Bulgaria to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Bulgaria changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Danish government issued a new warning for Bulgaria with a rating of 2.0.
The United States government issued a new warning for Bulgaria with a rating of 1.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Bulgaria with a rating of 1.0.
The Finnish government issued a new warning for Bulgaria with a rating of 2.0.
Bulgaria with its capital Sofia is a country in Europe (Eastern Europe), slightly larger than Tennessee (110,910 km²). The country is located Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Romania and Turkey. The climate can be described as temperate; cold, damp winters; hot, dry summers. The landscape is mostly mountains with lowlands in north and southeast. With a population of about 7.26 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Sofia |
| Population | about 7.26 million |
| Size | 110.910 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly larger than Tennessee |
| Common languages | Bulgarian, Turkish |
| Currency | Lev (short: BGN) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 230V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900/1800 |
| International phone prefix | +359 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .bg |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | BG |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | BGR |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 100 |
These are problems Bulgaria is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.
Environmental problems
Natural hazzards
These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Bulgaria. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.
Industries
Agriculture products
These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Bulgaria.
Export products
Import products
Bulgaria is currently rated at 2,8 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 6 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to Bulgaria.
Visiting the country Bulgaria is usually fine. The score is at 2,8 Just keep an eye open, obey local rules and you'll most likely be fine.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 6 individual sources for Bulgaria.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Bulgaria. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET). There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Bulgaria.
Bulgaria has a size of 110,910 km² or 42,823 mi² which is slightly larger than Tennessee.
For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.
Travel safety map for Bulgaria and bordering countries.
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2020-03-10:
Integrated data from European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (COVID-19/ SARS-CoV-2/ Coronavirus).
2019-09-01:
Added timeline charts for risk level and number of advisories.
2019-07-29:
Added two more sources (Finland and Denmark).
Affects country ratings.
2019-07-15:
South-Sudan was missing and was added today.
2019-05-18:
Performance improvements for API users.
2019-03-23:
Introduced professional API with more data.
2019-02-13:
Added three more sources (Cyprus, Ireland and Malta).
Affects country ratings.
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Serbia (3.4)
Romania (3.2)
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