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Bulgaria is a country in southeastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, and the Black Sea to the east. With a territory of 110,994 square kilometres (42,855 sq mi), Bulgaria is Europe's 16th-largest country. Bulgaria's population of 7.4 million people is predominantly urbanised and mainly concentrated in the administrative centres of its 28 provinces. Most commercial and cultural activities are centred on the capital and largest city, Sofia. The strongest sectors of the economy are heavy industry, power engineering, and agriculture, all of which rely on local natural resources.

For further information on the types of business entities in this country and their abbreviations, see "Business entities in Bulgaria".

Notable firms

This list includes notable companies with primary headquarters located in the country. The industry and sector follow the Industry Classification Benchmark taxonomy. Organizations which have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct.

Notable companies
Status: P=Private, S=State; A=Active, D=Defunct
Name	Industry	Sector	Headquarters	Founded	Notes	Status
Name	Industry	Sector	Headquarters	Founded	Notes
Air VIA	Consumer services	Airlines	Sofia	1990	Charter airline	P	A
Ariana Brewery	Consumer goods	Brewers	Sofia	1884	Brewery, defunct 2004	P	D
Armimex	Industrials	Defense	Sofia	1992	Arms and weaponry export, defunct 2003	P	D
Arsenal AD	Industrials	Defense	Kazanlak	1878	Military equipment manufacture	P	A
Asarel Medet	Basic materials	Nonferrous metals	Panagyurishte	1964	Copper extraction and processing	P	A
Astika Brewery	Consumer goods	Brewers	Pazardzhik	1980	Brewery	P	A
Balkanstroy	Industrials	Construction & materials	Sofia	1994	Engineering and construction	P	A
Balkantourist	Consumer services	Travel & tourism	Sofia	1948	Travel services	P	A
Balkanton	Consumer services	Record label	Sofia	1952	Record label	P	A
BH Air	Consumer services	Airlines	Sofia	2001	Passenger air transport	P	A
Black Sea Studios	Technology	Software	Sofia	2001	Video and computer games development, defunct 2016	P	D
Blizoo	Telecommunications	Fixed line telecommunications	Sofia	2010	Cable operator	P	A
Bulgaria Air	Consumer services	Airlines	Sofia	2002	Passenger and freight air transport	P	A
Bulgarian Agricultural and Commercial Bank	Financials	Banks	Sofia	1969	Former state bank, rejoined central bank in 1971	P	A
Bulgarian Air Charter	Consumer services	Airlines	Sofia	2000	Charter airline	P	A
Bulgarian Development Bank	Financials	Banks	Sofia	1999	Commercial bank	P	A
Bulgarian Energy Holding	Oil & gas	Exploration & production	Sofia	2008	Energy, gas and nuclear power	P	A
Bulgarian National Bank	Financials	Banks	Sofia	1879	Central bank	P	A
Bulgarian Postbank	Financials	Banks	Sofia	1991	Universal bank	P	A
Bulgarian Posts	Industrials	Delivery services	Sofia	1879	Postal and courier services	P	A
Bulgarian State Railways	Industrials	Railroads	Sofia	1885	Passenger and freight rail transport	S	A
Bulgartabac	Consumer goods	Tobacco	Sofia	1947	Tobacco holding firm	P	A
Cargoair	Industrials	Delivery services	Sofia	2007	Cargo airline	P	A
Central Cooperative Bank	Financials	Banks	Sofia	1991	Universal commercial bank	P	A
Centralna energoremontna baza	Utilities	Conventional electricity	Sofia	1948	Large electric power facilities maintenance	P	A
Chimimport	Conglomerates	-	Sofia	1947	Chemicals, oil & gas, financials	P	A
Corecom	Consumer services	Specialty retailers	Sofia	1960	Hard-currency retail	P	D
Cumerio Med	Basic materials	Nonferrous metals	Pirdop	1932	Copper smelting	P	A
Diema	Consumer services	Broadcasting & entertainment	Sofia	1999	Television	P	A
DSK Bank	Financials	Banks	Sofia	1951	Bank, part of OTP Bank (Hungary)	P	A
DZI	Financials	Full line insurance	Sofia	1946	Insurance	P	A
Economedia	Consumer services	Publishing	Sofia^[1]	1993^[1]	Media and publishing	P	A
Egmont Bulgaria	Consumer services	Publishing	Sofia	1991	Publisher, part of Egmont Group (Denmark)	P	A
Era	Consumer services	Publishing	Sofia	1996	Publisher	P	A
Eurofootball	Consumer services	Gambling	Sofia	1990	Sports betting and bookmaking	P	A
Fantastico	Consumer services	Food retailers & wholesalers	Sofia	1991	Supermarket	P	A
First Investment Bank	Financials	Banks	Sofia	1993	Banking	P	A
Girdap	Financials	Banks	Ruse	1881	Private bank, defunct 1925	P	D
Haemimont Games	Technology	Software	Sofia	1997	Video and computer games development	P	A
Heli Air Services	Consumer services	Airlines	Sofia	1990	Charter airline	P	A
Hotel Rodina	Consumer services	Hotels	Sofia	1979	Hotel	P	A
HVB Bank Biochim	Financials	Banks	Sofia	1986	Bank, defunct 2007	P	D
Kamenitza	Consumer goods	Brewers	Plovdiv	1881	Brewery	P	A
Karlsberg Bulgaria AD	Consumer goods	Brewers	Shumen	2002	Brewery	P	A
Kino Nova	Consumer services	Broadcasting & entertainment	Sofia	2011	movie channel	P	A
Kintex	Industrials	Defense	Sofia	1966	Arms and weaponry export	S	A
Kremikovtzi AD	Basic materials	Iron & steel	Sofia	1963	Metal and steelworks	P	A
Maxeurope	Consumer goods	Recreational products	Plovdiv	1996	Bicycles	P	A
Microinvest	Technology	Software	Sofia	1984	Manufacturer of commercial and accounting solutions	P	A
Mtel (Mobiltel)	Telecommunications	Mobile telecommunications	Sofia	1994	Mobile phones, part of Telekom Austria	P	A
Multigroup	Conglomerates	-	Sofia	1989^[2]		P	A
Navibulgar	Industrials	Marine transportation	Varna	1892	Shipping company	P	A
LUKOIL Neftochim Burgas	Oil & gas	Exploration & production	Burgas	1961^[3]	Refining, petrochemicals, part of Lukoil (Russia)	P	A
NEK EAD	Utilities	Conventional electricity	Sofia	1991	Energy distribution	P	A
Nimero	Technology	Software	Sofia	2009	Information technology	P	A
Ontotext	Technology	Software	Sofia	2000	Software development	P	A
Overgas	Oil & gas	Pipelines	Sofia	1991	Gas distribution	P	A
Petrol AD	Oil & gas	Pipelines	Sofia	1932	Oil distribution	P	A
Pirinsko Pivo	Consumer goods	Brewers	Blagoevgrad	1969	Brewery	P	A
Prista Oil	Basic materials	Specialty chemicals	Ruse	1993	Motor oils and industrial lubricants	P	A
Prosveta Publishing House	Consumer services	Publishing	Sofia	1945	Publishing	P	A
Raiffeisen Bulgaria	Financials	Banks	Sofia	1994	Universal bank	P	A
Sucreries Raffineries Bulgares	Consumer goods	Food products	Sofia	1897	Sugar refinery, defunct 1916	P	D
Technomarket	Consumer services	Consumer electronics	Sofia^[4]	1992	Retail, consumer electronics	P	A
Telenor Bulgaria	Telecommunications	Mobile telecommunications	Sofia	2001	Mobile network, part of Telenor (Norway)	P	A
TEREM	Industrials	Defense	Sofia	1963^[5]	Arms and weaponry manufacture	P	A
Texim Bank	Financials	Banks	Sofia	1992	Private bank	P	A
UniCredit Bulbank	Financials	Banks	Sofia	1964	Bank	P	A
MKB Unionbank	Financials	Banks	Sofia	1991	Retail and commercial bank	P	A
United Bulgarian Bank	Financials	Banks	Sofia	1992	Commercial bank	P	A
Varna shipyard	Industrials	Shipbuilding	Varna	1907	Shipyard	P	A
Vitta Foods	Consumer goods	Food products	Svilengrad	2006	Frozen food and pastries	P	A
Vivacom	Telecommunications	Fixed line telecommunications	Sofia	1992	Telecom	P	A
VRZ Karlovo	Industrials	Commercial vehicles & trucks	Karlovo	1964	Railway cars and equipment	P	A