Countries Bordering the Black Sea

Six nations share the Black Sea coastline:

1. Turkey – entire southern coast (Istanbul, Samsun, Trabzon).
2. Bulgaria – Varna, Burgas (western coast).
3. Romania – Constanța, Mangalia (western/northwestern).
4. Ukraine – Odesa, Mykolaiv, Kherson (northern/northwestern).
5. Russia – Novorossiysk, Sochi, Tuapse (northeastern/eastern).
6. Georgia – Batumi, Poti (eastern).

Connected to Mediterranean via Bosphorus → Sea of Marmara → Dardanelles. Strategic trade, energy, and naval corridor since antiquity.