Information about Montenegro

Montenegro is a country located in Southeastern Europe. In Croatian the name of the country is Crna Gora and in Serbian it is Црна Гора both meaning “Black Mountain”. “Montenegro” is an Italianized name for the country. Its official name is Republic...

Montenegro history is very old and rich in valiant historic events and convulsions. Montenegro was first mentioned in chronicles in the 7th century AD. In the 10th century the first Slavic state called “Duklja” was formed and ruled by Prince Vladimir...

The capital of Montenegro - Podgorica

Montenegro is divided into 21 regions

The Constitution of Montenegro was approved on October 20, 2007. According to the first article of the Constitution, Montenegro is an independent, democratic and environmentally compliant state of the social justice ruled by the law. Powers: executive...

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Until 1992 the official state language had been Serbo-Croatian according to the state Constitution. Since 1992 up to 2007 it had been a ljekavian dialect of Serbian..

Today the functional currency of Montenegro is Euro. There are 500, 200, 100, 50, 20, 10, 5 Euro notes, 1-2 Euro coins as well as 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 Cent coins...

Most Montenegrin inhabitants are Orthodox Christians. There is also a number of Sunni Muslims Montenegrins who maintain their own Islamic Community in Montenegro and a small Catholic population....

Montenegro is inhabited by more than 650 000 people. Being a proud-hearted and independent nation the Montenegrins are very tolerant to other cultures. Recent political wars and crises haven’t affected this beautiful country...

Despite the small size of the country climate in Montenegro is diverse and the weather depends on the climate zone (sea cost, continental and mountain zones). Montenegro’s continental areas have a warm moderate...

Flora and fauna in Montenegro are very rich and diverse. Montenegro is the only country in Europe with the bird sanctuary (Skadar Lake National Park, 40 000 ha) hosting pelican breeding site....

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