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List of diplomatic missions in Bulgaria

This article lists diplomatic missions resident in Bulgaria. At present, the capital city of Sofia hosts 70 embassies.

This listing excludes honorary consulates.

Map of diplomatic missions in Bulgaria

Diplomatic missions in Sofia

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Sending Country[1] Mission Photo
Afghanistan Embassy
 Albania Embassy
 Algeria Embassy
 Argentina Embassy
 Armenia Embassy
 Austria Embassy
 Azerbaijan Embassy
 Belarus Embassy
 Belgium Embassy
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Embassy
 Brazil Embassy
 Cambodia Embassy
 China Embassy
 Croatia Embassy
 Cuba Embassy
 Cyprus Embassy
 Czech Republic Embassy
 Denmark Embassy
 Egypt Embassy
 European Union Delegation
 Finland Embassy
 France Embassy
 Georgia Embassy
 Germany Embassy
 Greece Embassy
Holy See Apostolic Nunciature
 Hungary Embassy
 India Embassy
 Indonesia Embassy
 Iran Embassy
 Iraq Embassy
 Ireland Embassy
 Israel Embassy
 Italy Embassy
 Japan Embassy
 Kazakhstan Embassy
 Kosovo Embassy
 Kuwait Embassy
Lebanon Embassy
 Libya Embassy
 Moldova Embassy
 Mongolia Embassy
 Montenegro Embassy
 Morocco Embassy
 Netherlands Embassy
 Nigeria Liaison office
 North Korea Embassy
 North Macedonia Embassy
 Pakistan Embassy
 Palestine Embassy
 Poland Embassy
 Portugal Embassy
 Qatar Embassy
 Romania Embassy
 Russia Embassy
 Rwanda Embassy
 Saudi Arabia Embassy
 Serbia Embassy
 Slovakia Embassy
 Slovenia Embassy
 South Africa Embassy
 South Korea Embassy
Sovereign Military Order of Malta Embassy
 Spain Embassy
 Switzerland Embassy
 Syria Embassy
 Turkey Embassy
 Ukraine Embassy
 United Arab Emirates Embassy
 United Kingdom Embassy
 United States Embassy
 Vietnam Embassy
 Yemen Embassy

Consular missions

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Burgas

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  1.  Turkey (Consulate-General)[1]

Plovdiv

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  1.  Turkey (Consulate-General)[1]

Varna

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  1.  Russia (Consulate-General)[1]

Non-resident embassies accredited to Bulgaria

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Resident in Ankara, Turkey

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  1. Chad[1]
  2. Dominican Republic[1]
  3. Ethiopia[1]
  4.  Ghana[1]
  5.  Kenya[2]
  6.  Uzbekistan[1]

Resident in Athens, Greece

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  1. Australia[1]
  2. Panama[1]
  3. Peru[1]

Resident in Belgrade, Serbia

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  1.  Angola[1]
  2.  Guinea[1]
  3.  Myanmar[1]
  4.  Tunisia[1]
  5. Venezuela[3]

Resident in Berlin, Germany

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  1.  Bahrain[1]
  2. Congo-Brazzaville[1]
  3. Jamaica[1]
  4. Laos[1]
  5. Malawi[1]
  6.  Mauritania[1]
  7. Mauritius[4]
  8.   Nepal[1][5]
  9.  Niger[1]
  10.  Tanzania[1]
  11. Togo[1]
  12.  Uganda[1]
  13. Zimbabwe[1]

Resident in Brussels, Belgium

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  1. Central African Republic[6]
  2. Grenada[7]
  3. New Zealand[1]
  4. Papua New Guinea[8]
  5. Seychelles[1]

Resident in Bucharest, Romania

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  1. Bangladesh[1]
  2.  Canada[1]
  3.  Chile[1]
  4.  Estonia[1]
  5.  Jordan[1]
  6.  Lithuania[1]
  7. Malaysia[1]
  8.  Nigeria[1]
  9.  Norway[1]
  10. Philippines[9]
  11. Sudan[1]
  12.  Thailand[1]
  13.  Uruguay[1]

Resident in Moscow, Russia

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  1. Mozambique[10]
  2.  Cameroon[1]
  3.  Eritrea[1]
  4.  Guinea-Bissau[1]
  5. Mozambique[11]
  6. Sierra Leone[12]
  7. Singapore[1]
  8. Somalia[1]
  9. Tajikistan[13]
  10.  Turkmenistan[1]

Resident in Paris, France

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  1. Benin[14]
  2. Comoros[15]
  3. Liberia[16]
  4. Zambia[1]

Resident in Rome, Italy

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  1.  Burkina Faso[1]
  2. Ivory Coast[1]
  3.  Lesotho[1]
  4. Madagascar[17]
  5. Mali[1]
  6.  Nicaragua[1]
  7. San Marino[18]
  8. Senegal[19]

Resident in Vienna, Austria

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  1. El Salvador[1]
  2.  Namibia[1]
  3.  Oman[1]
  4. Paraguay[1]

Resident in Warsaw, Poland

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  1.  Colombia[1]
  2.  Iceland[1][20]
  3.  Latvia[1]
  4.  Sri Lanka[1]

Resident in other cities

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  1.  Andorra (Andorra la Vella)[1]
  2. Barbados (Geneva)[1]
  3. Congo-Kinshasa (Prague)[1]
  4.  Ecuador (Budapest)[1]
  5. Eswatini (London)[21]
  6. Guyana (London)[1]
  7. Kyrgyzstan (Kyiv)[1]
  8. Luxembourg (Prague)[1]
  9.  Malta (Valletta)[1]
  10.  Mexico (Budapest)[1]
  11.  Rwanda (Tel Aviv)[1]
  12.  Sweden (Stockholm)[1]

Closed missions

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Host city Sending country Mission Year closed Ref.
Sofia Colombia Embassy[a] 1999 [22]
Estonia Embassy[b] 2012 [23]
Laos Embassy 1993 [24]
Lithuania Embassy[b] Unknown [25]
Mexico Embassy[c] 1989 [26]
Norway Embassy[b] 2016 [27]
Peru Embassy[d] 2003 [28]
Sudan Embassy[b] 2018 [29]
Sweden Embassy[e] 2010 [30]
Uruguay Embassy[b] 2002 [31]
Venezuela Embassy 2020 [32]
Plovdiv Greece Consulate-General 2016 [33]
Ruse Russia Consulate-General 2022 [34]
Varna Poland Consulate General 2008 [35]
Ukraine Consulate-General 2014 [36][37]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Resident in Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
  2. ^ a b c d e Resident in Bucharest, Romania
  3. ^ Resident in Budapest, Hungary
  4. ^ Resident in Athens, Attica, Greece
  5. ^ Resident in Stockholm, Sweden

References

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  4. ^ "Mauritius". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bulgaria). Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Nepali Missions with Concurrent Accreditation". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
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  7. ^ "Grenada". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bulgaria). Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Papua New Guinea". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bulgaria). Retrieved 6 January 2025.
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  15. ^ "Comoros". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bulgaria). Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  16. ^ "Liberia". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bulgaria). Retrieved 6 January 2025.
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  28. ^ "Perú cierra embajadas de Dinamarca, Bulgaria y Filipinas por austeridad". El Universo. 28 July 2003. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
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  30. ^ "Sweden To Close Down Embassies in Bulgaria, Slovenia; To Boost Presence in Albania, Kosovo, Moldova". SeeNews. 21 January 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  31. ^ "Presidencia de la República Oriental del Uruguay - Secretaría de Prensa y Difusión".
  32. ^ "En el año del 45 aniversario de la relaciones diplomáticas búlgaro−venezolanas Venezuela cierra su Embajada en Sofía" (in Spanish). Radio Bulgaria. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  33. ^ "Consulate General of Greece in Plovdiv Closes Down". Greek Reporter. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
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