Flag of Bulgaria
Officially Republic of Bulgaria
Locally Balgariya · България
What the flag looks like
Three equal horizontal stripes of white, green and red.
What it means
White stands for peace, green for the land and agriculture, and red for the courage and blood of the people.
How to remember it
Bulgaria
starts with white on top, then green, then red; Hungary
uses the same colors but starts with red.
Fun facts
- The tricolor was first adopted in 1879 after liberation from Ottoman rule; the communist-era emblem was removed in 1990.
- Bulgaria replaced the lev with the euro on 1 January 2026.
Bulgaria at a glance
- Capital
- Sofia
- Region
- Southeast Europe
- Population
- 6.4 million
- Area
- 110,879 km²
- Languages
- Bulgarian
- Currency
- Euro (€)
- Flag adopted
- 1990
Flags often confused with Bulgaria
- Hungary: Bulgaria and Hungary are both horizontal white, green and red. Bulgaria has white on top; Hungary has red on top and white in the middle.
- Iran: Bulgaria and Iran are both horizontal white, green and red. Bulgaria has white on top and no emblem; Iran has green on top with a red emblem and white script.
- Tajikistan: Bulgaria and Tajikistan are both horizontal white, green and red. Bulgaria has white on top and no emblem; Tajikistan has red on top and a gold crown and stars on a wide white middle.