Montenegro
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Montenegro (meaning Black Mountain) is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is on the Adriatic Sea, between Albania (to the South) and Croatia to the North. Inland (to the East and South-East) it also has a common border with Serbia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. For most of the 20th century it was part of Yugoslavia. It had also been independent before World War I and existed as a kingdom. Its leader is Jakov Milatović.
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Montenegro | |
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Anthem: Oj, svijetla majska zoro Ој, свијетла мајска зоро (English: "Oh, Bright Dawn of May") | |
Capital and largest city | Podgorica 42°47′N 19°28′E |
Official languages | Montenegrin[1] |
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Ethnic groups (2011[3]) | |
Religion (2011) |
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Demonym(s) | Montenegrin |
Government | Unitary parliamentary republic |
Jakov Milatović | |
Milojko Spajić | |
• Speaker | Andrija Mandić |
Legislature | Skupština |
Establishment history | |
• Principality of Duklja | 625 |
• Kingdom of Duklja | 1077 |
• Lordship of Zeta | 1356 |
• Prince-Bishopric | 1516 |
• Principality proclaimed | 1852 |
1878 | |
1910 | |
• Unification with Serbia | 1918 |
1945 | |
1992 | |
• Independence restored | 2006 |
Area | |
• Total | 13,812 km2 (5,333 sq mi) (156th) |
• Water (%) | 2.6 |
Population | |
• 2021 estimate | 620,739[4] (169th) |
• Density | 45/km2 (116.5/sq mi) (133rd) |
GDP (PPP) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $11.994 billion[5] (149th) |
• Per capita | $19,252[5] (63rd) |
GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $4.790 billion[5] (153rd) |
• Per capita | $7,688[5] (73rd) |
Gini (2019) | 34.1[6] medium |
HDI (2019) | 0.829[7] very high · 48th |
Currency | Euro (€)a (EUR) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
UTC+2 (CEST) | |
Date format | dd.mm.yyyy. |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +382 |
ISO 3166 code | ME |
Internet TLD | .me |
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