Bulgaria Overview Nations // North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

OVERVIEW Located on the Balkan Peninsula, Bulgaria extends from the western shore of the Black Sea to Serbia and Macedonia in the west. In the north, the Danube River forms the greater part of Bulgaria's common boundary with Romania. Greece and European Turkey lie to the south and southeast of Bulgaria. The country is divided roughly into three parallel east-west zones: the Danubian tableland in the north; the Stara Planina (or Balkan) Mountains in the center; and the Thracian Plain...