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Bulgaria Guide - Geography of Bulgaria

Sun, Feb 01 2009 09:19 CET

byThe Sofia Echo staff

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Relative Location:
South-eastern European Balkan Peninsula, between the Black Sea (to the east), Turkey (to south-east), Greece (south), Romania (north), Serbia and Macedonia (FYROM) to the west - a strategic location near the Turkish Straits which allows for control of major land and water routes from Europe and Russia to the Middle East and Asia

Absolute location (average co-ordinates): 43 degrees north, 25 degrees east  

Area:
Total: 110 910 sq km
Land: 110 550 sq km
Water: 360 sq km

Total Land borders:
1808 km

Land borders with:
Turkey: 240km
Greece: 494km
Macedonia: 148km
Serbia: 318km
Romania: 608km
Coastline: 354km

Maritime claims:
Contiguous zone: 24 nm
Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Territorial sea: 12 nm

Climate:
Mixed: mostly temperate in the north and Mediterranean-influenced in the south
Four distinct seasons; cold, damp winters and hot, dry summers

Terrain:
Mostly mountains, with lowlands in north Danubian Plain and in the south-east

Elevation extremes:
Lowest point: Black Sea - 0 m
Highest point: Musala Peak – 2 925 m (also the highest point on Balkan Peninsula)

Key Natural resources:
Iron ore, manganese ore, chromium, copper ore, zinc, bauxite, lead, coal, timber, arable land

Fuel reserves:
Gas and oil

Land use:
(1999 est.) Arable land: 43%
Permanent crops: 2%
Permanent pastures: 14%
Forests and woodland: 38%
Other: 3%

Irrigated land:
12 370 sq km (1993 est.)

Natural hazards:
earthquakes, landslides

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