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Country Overview
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Largest Cities
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City
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Population
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Estimated
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Cetinje
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15,137
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2014
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Niksic
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58,212
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2014
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Podgorica
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136,473
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2014
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| Region: |
Southeastern Europe |
| Population: |
642,550 |
| Area Total: |
14,026km2 |
| Area Land: |
13,812km2 |
| Coast Line: |
294km |
| Capital: |
Podgorica |
| Climate: |
Hot summers and cold winters; areas of high elevation have short, cool summers and long, severe winters; mild, rainy winters along coast. |
| Languages: |
Ijekavian dialect -- sometimes called Montenegrin -- is the official language; Serbian, Albanian, Bosnian, Croatian, Romany also spoken |
| Currency: |
Euro |
| Holiday: |
National day is July 13, 1878; referendum on independence held on May 21 2006; independence delared on June 3, 2006 |
Average Daily Temperature
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| January: |
°C / 39.20°F |
| July: |
°C / 72.10°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 53.7" |
Boundaries
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Bosnia-Herzegovina
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225 km
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Serbia
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203 km
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Albania
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172 km
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Croatia
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25 km
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Kosovo
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0 km
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Ethnic Divisions
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Montenegrin
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43.00%
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Serbian
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32.00%
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Others including Croats and Roma
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12.00%
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Bosniak
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8.00%
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Albanian
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5.00%
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Religions
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Eastern Orthodox
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74.00%
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Muslim
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18.00%
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other
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8.00%
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CountryWire
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