Montenegro
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Quick Facts
- Capital
- Podgorica
- Population
- 599,849 (2024 est.)
- Area
- 13,812 sq km
- Government
- parliamentary republic
- Religions
- Orthodox 72.1%, Muslim 19.1%, Catholic 3.4%, atheist 1.2%, other 1.5%, unspecified 2.6% (2011 est.)
- Ethnic Groups
- Montenegrin 45%, Serbian 28.7%, Bosniak 8.7%, Albanian 4.9%, Muslim 3.3%, Romani 1%, Croat 1%, other 2.6%, unspecified 4.9% (2011 est.)
- Currency
- euros (EUR)
- Life Expectancy
- 78.2 years (2024 est.)
- Internet Domain
- .me
- Climate
- Mediterranean climate, hot dry summers and autumns and relatively cold winters with heavy snowfalls inland
- Terrain
- highly indented coastline with narrow coastal plain backed by rugged high limestone mountains and plateaus
- Natural Resources
- bauxite, hydroelectricity
- Major Exports
- electricity, aluminum, copper ore, aluminum ore, packaged medicine (2023)
Source: CIA World Factbook (public domain)
Overview
The use of the name Crna Gora or Black Mountain (Montenegro) began in the 13th century in reference to a highland region in the Serbian province of Zeta.