Bulgaria is situated in Southeast Europe and occupies the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula.

Occupying an area of 110,000 sq.km with a population of 8.4 million, Bulgaria’s topology is extremely varied from large plains and lowlands, low and high mountains to valleys and lovely gorges. With so much beauty on such a tiny land, the sights and sounds are breathtaking - curious rock formations and mysterious caves; sunny seashores with golden sands, quiet coves and romantic capes; majestic mountains with fiery peaks, mirror lakes and shady woods full of scent. 

The climate is temperate continental with clearly marked four seasons. A Mediterranean influence is felt in the country's southern regions with the average annual temperature around 10.5°C. 0°C is the average for January, whilst the maximum you can expect in summer is around 30°C. With a time difference of only 2 hours, Bulgaria is one country that feels close to U.K. 

The history of Bulgaria dates back more than 3,000 years and the Bulgarian state has existed for 13 centuries on the Balkan Peninsula, which has long been a meeting place and a melting-pot for tribes and nations. 

The roots of Bulgarian culture spread much deeper than even most Bulgarians might imagine. The country has always been an important cross-roads connecting Europe with Asia, and Northern Europe with the Mediterranean. It was home at one time or another to the Thracians, the Greeks and the Romans, and their cultural heritage has continued to live long after them, as has the cultural grandeur of Byzantium and the exotic charm of Muslim art. The wealth of this heritage makes cultural traditions of present-day Bulgaria a unique phenomenon in a land where East meets West, keeps its traditions are still very much alive. They live on in music, dance and crafts. They also live in some customs that are not really known in other countries.
 

Bulgaria is situated in the center of a region, which is undergoing dynamic transition. A network of international motorways crosses the country, making vital connections to Western Europe, Russia, and Minor Asia, to the Adriatic, the Aegean and the Black sea. Both sea and river transport (the Black Sea and the Danube River) offer good communications and transportation to and from the region. Bulgaria is among the most industrialized former socialist countries, with chemical industry, food, machine building, metallurgy and energy. In addition, Bulgaria offers strategic geographic position and well developed transport and telecommunications infrastructure combined with highly qualified and comparatively cheap labor force.