Montenegro

Montenegro Црна Гора (Montenegrin) Crna Gora (Montenegrin)
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: "Ој, свијетла мајска зоро" "Oj, svijetla majska zoro" ("Oh, Bright Dawn of May")
Location of Montenegro (green) in Europe (dark grey) – [Legend]
Capital and largest city	Podgorica 42°47′N19°28′E / 42.783°N 19.467°E / 42.783; 19.467
Official languages	Montenegrin^[1]
Languages in official use	Serbian Bosnian Croatian Albanian ^[2]
Ethnic groups (2011^[3])	45.0% Montenegrins 28.7% Serbs 8.6% Bosniaks 4.9% Albanians 12.7% Others
Religion (2011)	75.93% Christianity —72.07% Eastern Orthodoxy —3.86% Other Christian 19.21% Islam 3.31% No religion 1.55% Others
Demonym(s)	Montenegrin
Government	Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic

• President	Milo Đukanović
• Prime Minister	Zdravko Krivokapić
• Speaker	Aleksa Bečić

Legislature	Skupština
Establishment history

• Principality of Duklja	625
• Kingdom of Duklja	1077
• Lordship of Zeta	1356
• Prince-Bishopric	1516
• Principality proclaimed	1852
• Independence recognized	1878
• Kingdom proclaimed	1910
• Unification with Serbia	1918
• Socialist Republic	1945
• State union with Serbia	1992
• Independence regained	2006

Area
• Total	13,812 km² (5,333 sq mi) (156th)
• Water (%)	2.6
Population
• 2020 estimate	621,873^[4] (169th)
• Density	45/km² (116.5/sq mi) (133rd)
GDP (PPP)	2020 estimate
• Total	$12 billion^[5] (149th)
• Per capita	$19,931^[5] (63rd)
GDP (nominal)	2020 estimate
• Total	$4,9 billion^[5] (153rd)
• Per capita	$7,933^[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)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Date format	dd.mm.yyyy.
Driving side	right
Calling code	+382
ISO 3166 code	ME
Internet TLD	.me
Adopted unilaterally; Montenegro is not a member of the Eurozone.

Contents

Introduction

Geography

Demographics

Environment

Government

Economy

Energy

Telecommunications

Transportation

Military

Transnational Issues

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