Montenegro (meaning “Black Mountain”) is a sovereign state in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast, Kosovo to the east, and Albania to the south-east.
Its capital and largest city is Podgorica, while Cetinje is designated as the Old Royal Capital.
Montenegro is a candidate country for membership with the EU. It is not a member of schengen
Montenegro
Crna Gora (Montenegrin)
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Anthem:
Oj, svijetla majska zoro Ој, свијетла мајска зоро Oh, Bright Dawn of May
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Capital and largest city |
Podgoricaa 42°47′N 19°28′E |
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Official languages | Montenegrin[1] | ||||
Other languages in official use[2] |
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Ethnic groups (2011[3]) |
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Demonym | Montenegrin | ||||
Government | Parliamentary republic | ||||
• President
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Filip Vujanović | ||||
• Prime Minister
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Duško Marković | ||||
Legislature | Skupština | ||||
Events | |||||
• Formation of Duklja as a vassal of Byzantine Empire
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625 | ||||
• Independence gained at Battle of Bar
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1042 | ||||
• Kingdom of Zeta recognition
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1077 | ||||
• Independent dukedom established
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1356 | ||||
• Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro founded
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1516 | ||||
• Proclamation of principality
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1 January 1852 | ||||
• Kingdom proclaimed
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28 August 1910 | ||||
• Formation of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
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1 December 1918 | ||||
• Became a part of the SFR Yugoslavia
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29 November 1945 | ||||
• Dissolution of SFR Yugoslavia
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27 April 1992 | ||||
• Independence regained after the referendum
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3 June 2006 | ||||
Area | |||||
• Total
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13,812 km2(5,333 sq mi) (161st) | ||||
• Water (%)
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1.5 | ||||
Population | |||||
• 2015 estimate
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622,159[4] (164th) | ||||
• 2011 census
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620,029 | ||||
• Density
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45/km2(116.5/sq mi) (121st) | ||||
GDP (PPP) | 2016 estimate | ||||
• Total
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$10.436 billion[5] | ||||
• Per capita
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$16,654[5] (74th) | ||||
GDP (nominal) | 2016 estimate | ||||
• Total
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$4.250 billion[5] | ||||
• Per capita
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$6,783 [5] (60th) | ||||
Gini (2013) | 26.2[6] low · 9th |
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HDI (2014) | ![]() very high · 49th |
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Currency | Euro (€)b (EUR) | ||||
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||||
• Summer (DST)
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CEST (UTC+2) | ||||
Drives on the | right | ||||
Calling code | +382 | ||||
ISO 3166 code | ME | ||||
Internet TLD | .me | ||||
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