Infrastructure — Bulgaria
Transport, communications, and energy.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Infrastructure at a glance
Transport, communications, and energy. Key figure for Bulgaria: 68
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Transportation
- Airports - total
68
- Airports with Paved Runways
57
- Heliports
1
- Railways
2,580 Miles 4,152 Kilometers
- Roadways- total
12,124 Miles 19,512 Kilometers
- Roadways- paved
11,952 Miles 19,235 Kilometers
- Waterways
292 Miles 470 Kilometers
- Ports and Terminals
Burgas, Lom, Nesebur, Ruse, Varna, Vidin
Communications
- Telephones
2,164,000
- Cell Phones
9,897,000
- Internet Users
1,899,000
- Internet Country Code
.bg
- Internet Hosts
785,546
- Broadcast Media
- 4 national terrestrial TV stations with 1 state-owned and 3 privately owned
- a vast array of TV stations are available from cable and satellite TV providers
- state-owned national radio broadcasts over 3 networks
- a large number of private radio stations broadcasting, especially in urban areas
- Telephone System
- General Assessment: inherited an extensive but antiquated telecommunications network from the Soviet era; quality has improved with a modern digital trunk line now connecting switching centers in most of the regions; remaining
- areas are connected by digital microwave radio relay Domestic: the Bulgaria Telecommunications Company's fixed-line monopoly terminated in 2005 in an effort to upgrade fixed-line services; mobile-cellular teledensity, fostered by multiple service providers,
- has reached 150 telephones per 100 persons International: country code - 359; submarine cable provides connectivity to Ukraine and Russia; a combination submarine cable and land fiber-optic system provides connectivity to Italy, Albania, and Macedonia; satellite earth stations - 3 (1 Intersputnik in the Atlantic Ocean region, 2 Intelsat in the Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions)
Energy
- Electricity Consumption- Kilowatt Hours (kWh)
28,300,000,000
- Electricity Exports- Kilowatt Hours (kWh)
7,073,000,000
- Electricity Imports- Kilowatt Hours (kWh)
2,660,000,000
- Electricity Production- Kilowatt Hours (kWh)
4,309,000,000
- Natural Gas Consumption - Kilowatt Hours (kWh)
2,540,000,000
- Natural Gas Imports- Cubic Meters (cu m)
2,640,000,000
- Natural Gas Production- Cubic Meters (cu m)
410,000,000
- Natural Gas Reserves- Cubic Meters (cu m)
5,663,000,000
- Oil Consumption- Barrels Per Day (bbl/day)
112,700
- Oil Imports- Barrels Per Day (bbl/day)
124,700
- Oil Production- Barrels Per Day (bbl/day)
2,908
- Oil Reserves- Barrels Per Day (bbl/day)
15,000,000