Bulgaria
is situated in south-eastern Europe, in the north-eastern
part of the Balkan Peninsula between 41°14' and
44°14' northern latitude and 22°21' and 28°36'
eastern longitude. Bulgaria has a territory of 110
911 square kilometres which is 22% of the Balkan Peninsula.
Its length is 520 km and its width is 330 km. The
overall length of its borders is 2245 km. Bulgaria
borders to the north on Rumania (the frontier line
runs along the Danube river and continues on land
to the north-east), to the south - on Greece and Turkey,
to the west - on Serbia and Macedonia (former Yugoslavia)
and to the east - on the Black Sea.
