Country Overview
Largest Cities
|
City
|
Population
|
Estimated
|
Cetinje
|
15,137
|
2014
|
Niksic
|
58,212
|
2014
|
Podgorica
|
136,473
|
2014
|
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
|
January: |
°C / 39.20°F |
July: |
°C / 72.10°F |
Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 53.7" |
Boundaries
|
Bosnia-Herzegovina
|
225 km
|
Serbia
|
203 km
|
Albania
|
172 km
|
Croatia
|
25 km
|
Kosovo
|
0 km
|
Ethnic Divisions
|
Montenegrin
|
43.00%
|
Serbian
|
32.00%
|
Others including Croats and Roma
|
12.00%
|
Bosniak
|
8.00%
|
Albanian
|
5.00%
|
Religions
|
Eastern Orthodox
|
74.00%
|
Muslim
|
18.00%
|
other
|
8.00%
|
CountryWire
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