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)
Црна Гора |
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Anthem:
Oj, svijetla majska zoro Ој, свијетла мајска зоро Oh, Bright Dawn of May 
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![Location of Montenegro (Green)in Europe (Dark Grey) – [Legend]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Europe-Montenegro.svg/250px-Europe-Montenegro.svg.png)
Location of Montenegro (Green)in Europe (Dark Grey) – [Legend] |
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| Capital and largest city |
Podgoricaa 42°47′N 19°28′E |
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| Official languages | Montenegrin[1] | ||||
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| Demonym | Montenegrin | ||||
| Government | Parliamentary republic | ||||
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• President
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Filip Vujanović | ||||
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• Prime Minister
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Duško Marković | ||||
| Legislature | Skupština | ||||
| Events | |||||
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• Formation of Duklja as a vassal of Byzantine Empire
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625 | ||||
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• Independence gained at Battle of Bar
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1042 | ||||
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• Kingdom of Zeta recognition
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1077 | ||||
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• Independent dukedom established
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1356 | ||||
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• Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro founded
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1516 | ||||
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• Proclamation of principality
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1 January 1852 | ||||
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• Kingdom proclaimed
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28 August 1910 | ||||
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• Formation of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
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1 December 1918 | ||||
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• Became a part of the SFR Yugoslavia
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29 November 1945 | ||||
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• Dissolution of SFR Yugoslavia
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27 April 1992 | ||||
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• Independence regained after the referendum
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3 June 2006 | ||||
| Area | |||||
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• Total
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13,812 km2(5,333 sq mi) (161st) | ||||
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• Water (%)
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1.5 | ||||
| Population | |||||
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• 2015 estimate
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622,159[4] (164th) | ||||
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• 2011 census
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620,029 | ||||
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• Density
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45/km2(116.5/sq mi) (121st) | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2016 estimate | ||||
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• Total
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$10.436 billion[5] | ||||
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• Per capita
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$16,654[5] (74th) | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2016 estimate | ||||
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• Total
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$4.250 billion[5] | ||||
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• Per capita
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$6,783 [5] (60th) | ||||
| Gini (2013) | 26.2[6] low · 9th |
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| HDI (2014) |  0.802[7]very high · 49th |
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| Currency | Euro (€)b (EUR) | ||||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||||
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• 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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