Country profile

Montenegro is an independent and sovereign state, with a republican form of government. Montenegro is a civil, democratic, ecological and the state of social justice based on rule of law.

The Constitution of Montenegro, Article 1

GENERAL INFORMATION:

• Position: South East Europe
• Geographic coordinates: 42° 30’ N, 19° 18’ E
• Area: 13.812 km² (13.452 km² of land and 360 km²of sea)
• The length of borders: 614 km
• Borders: Montenegro borders Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo and Albania, and across the Adriatic Sea Italy
• Administrative Capital: Podgorica 179.505 inhabitants (MONSTAT according to the Census from 2023)
• Old Royal Capital: Cetinje
• Population: 623.633
• Climate: Continental, Mediterranean and Mountain
• Territorial division: 25 city municipalities and one urban municipality
• Political system: Parliamentary democracy
• Official language: Montenegrin
• Currency: EURO
• Time Zone: GMT +1

RESOURCES:

• Total utilized agricultural area: 2.579,5 km²
• Forests: 8.276,2 km² (86% covered by forests, 14% other forest land)
• Largest natural lakes: Biograd, Plav, Skadar, Black, Šasko Lake
• Accumulation lakes: Krupac, Liverovići, Piva, Slano
• Most important rivers: Tara, Lim, Morača, Piva, Ćehotina, Zeta, Bojana
• National parks: Durmitor 390 km², Lovćen 64 km², Biogradska gora 54 km², Skadar Lake 400 km² and Prokletije 166 km²
• Road network: 9.249 km (6.333 km of asphalt)
• Railway network: 250 km
• International airports: Podgorica and Tivat
• Trade ports: Bar, Kotor and Zelenika
• Nautical tourism ports (marinas): Marina Bar, Port of Budva, Porto Montenegro Tivat, Luštica Bay Tivat, Portonovi Kumbor and Lazure Meljine
• Shipyard ports: Bijela and Bonići
• Electrical power capacity: Hydropower plants of Perućica and Piva, Thermal power plant of Pljevlja, wind power plants of Krnovo and Možura, small solar and HPPs
• UNESCO protection: Durmitor, Tara River Canyon and the Old Town of Kotor