Montenegro
Crna Gora
Crna Gora
Government type Parliamentary republic
Area 13,812 km² (5,333 sq mi)
Population 624,000 inh. (2023 census)
Population 623,000 inh. (2026 est.)
Population density 45 inh/km² (117 inh/mi²)
Area 13,812 km² (5,333 sq mi)
Population 624,000 inh. (2023 census)
Population 623,000 inh. (2026 est.)
Population density 45 inh/km² (117 inh/mi²)
Capital Podgorica (173,000 pop.)
Currency Euro
Human development index 0.862 (48th place)
Languages Montenegrin (official), Serbian, Bosnian, Albanian, Croatian
Life expectancy M 76 years, F 80 years
Currency Euro
Human development index 0.862 (48th place)
Languages Montenegrin (official), Serbian, Bosnian, Albanian, Croatian
Life expectancy M 76 years, F 80 years
Boundaries:
Croatia WEST
Bosnia and Herzegovina NORTH-WEST
Serbia NORTH-EAST
Kosovo EAST
Albania SOUTH
Adriatic Sea SOUTH-WEST
GEOGRAPHY DATA OF MONTENEGRO
Largest cities
Podgorica 173,000 pop.
Niksic 54,400 pop.
Highest mountains
Zla Kolata 2,534 m (8,314 ft)
Longest rivers
Lim 220 km (137 mi) total, 123 km (76 mi) in Montenegro
Tara 146 km (91 mi) total, 141 km (88 mi) in Montenegro
Cehotina 125 km (78 mi) total, 100 km (62 mi) in Serbia
Moraca 99 km (62 mi)
Largest lakes
Lake Skadar 370 / 530 km² (143 / 205 sq mi) variable seasonally, about 2/3 is in Montenegro, other 1/3 in Albania
Largest islands
Ada Bojana 4.8 km² (1.9 sq mi)
Vranjina (in Lake Skadar) 4.6 km² (1.8 sq mi)
ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS OF MONTENEGRO
Montenegro became independent from Serbia in 2006 and is divided into 24 municipalities; that of Niksic is the largest and the only one above 2,000 square kilometers, while the number of inhabitants is surpassed by Podgorica; some inland municipalities have only a few thousand people.Niksic and Budva are the only other two inhabited centers over 20,000 inhabitants, while a further 8 towns are between this number and 10,000 units.