Montenegro Population: 661,807
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| Background | |
| The use of the name Montenegro began in the 15th century when the Crnojevic dynasty began to rule the Serbian principality of Zeta; over subsequent centuries Montenegro was able to maintain its independence from the Ottoman Empire. From the 16th to 19th centuries, Montenegro became a theocracy ruled by a series of bishop princes; in 1852, it was transformed into a secular principality. After World War I, Montenegro was absorbed by the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, which became the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1929; at the conclusion of World War II, it became a constituent republic of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. When the latter dissolved in 1992, Montenegro federated with Serbia, first as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and, after 2003, in a looser union of Serbia and Montenegro. In May 2006, Montenegro invoked its right under the Constitutional Charter of Serbia and Montenegro to hold a referendum on independence from the state union. The vote for severing ties with Serbia exceeded 55% - the threshold set by the EU - allowing Montenegro to formally declare its independence on 3 June 2006. |
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| Geography | |
| Strategic location along the Adriatic coast | |
| Location: | Southeastern Europe, between the Adriatic Sea and Serbia |
| Geographic coordinates: | 42 30 N, 19 18 E |
| Area: | total: 13,812 sq km land: 13,452 sq km water: 360 sq km Size comparison: slightly smaller than Connecticut |
| Land Boundaries: | total: 625 km border countries: Albania 172 km, Bosnia and Herzegovina 225 km, Croatia 25 km, Kosovo 79 km, Serbia 124 km |
| Coastline: | 293.5 km |
| Maritime claims: | territorial sea: 12 nm continental shelf: defined by treaty |
| 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 |
| Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Adriatic Sea 0 m highest point: Bobotov Kuk 2,522 m |
| Natural resources: | bauxite, hydroelectricity |
| Land use: | arable land: 13.7% permanent crops: 1% other: 85.3% |
| Irrigated land: | 22 sq km (2008) |
| Natural hazards: | destructive earthquakes |
| Current Environment Issues: | pollution of coastal waters from sewage outlets, especially in tourist-related areas such as Kotor |
| International Environment Agreements: | party to: Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
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| People | |
| Population: | 661,807 (July 2011 est.) |
| Age structure: | 0-14 years: 15.5% (male 50,060/female 52,823) 15-64 years: 71% (male 244,057/female 225,620) 65 years and over: 13.5% (male 35,551/female 53,696) (2011 est.) |
| Median age: | total: 37.8 years male: 36.5 years female: 39.2 years (2011 est.) |
| Population growth rate: | -0.705% (2011 est.) |
| Birth rate: | 11 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
| Death rate: | 8.89 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) |
| Net migration rate: | |
| Sex ratio: | at birth: 1.072 male(s)/female under 15 years: 0.95 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.08 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.67 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2011 est.) |
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| Nationality: | noun: Montenegrin(s) adjective: Montenegrin |
| Ethnic groups: | Montenegrin 43%, Serbian 32%, Bosniak 8%, Albanian 5%, other (Muslims, Croats, Roma (Gypsy)) 12% (2003 census) |
| Religions: | Orthodox 74.2%, Muslim 17.7%, Catholic 3.5%, other 0.6%, unspecified 3%, atheist 1% (2003 census) |
| Languages: | Serbian 63.6%, Montenegrin (official) 22%, Bosnian 5.5%, Albanian 5.3%, unspecified 3.7% (2003 census) |
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| Government | |
| Country name: | conventional long form: none conventional short form: Montenegro local long form: none local short form: Crna Gora former: People's Republic of Montenegro, Socialist Republic of Montenegro, Republic of Montenegro |
| Government type: | republic |
| Capital: | name: Podgorica geographic coordinates: 42 26 N, 19 16 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1 hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
| Administrative divisions: | 21 municipalities (opstine, singular - opstina); Andrijevica, Bar, Berane, Bijelo Polje, Budva, Cetinje, Danilovgrad, Herceg Novi, Kolasin, Kotor, Mojkovac, Niksic, Plav, Pljevlja, Pluzine, Podgorica, Rozaje, Savnik, Tivat, Ulcinj, Zabljak |
| Independence: | 3 June 2006 (from Serbia and Montenegro) |
| National holiday: | National Day, 13 July (1878) |
| Constitution: | approved 19 October 2007 (by the Assembly) |
| Legal system: | civil law |
| Suffrage: | 18 years of age; universal |
| Executive branch: | chief of state: President Filip VUJANOVIC (since 6 April 2008) head of government: Prime Minister Igor LUKSIC (since 29 December 2010) cabinet: Ministries act as cabinet (For more information visit the World Leaders website ) elections: president elected by direct vote for five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 6 April 2008 (next to be held in 2013); prime minister proposed by president, accepted by Assembly election results: Filip VUJANOVIC reelected president; Filip VUJANOVIC 51.9%, Andrija MANDIC 19.6%, Nebojsa MEDOJEVIC 16.6%, Srdan MILIC 11.9% |
| Legislative branch: | unicameral Assembly (81 seats; members elected by direct vote to serve four-year terms; note - seats increased from 74 seats in 2006) elections: last held on 29 March 2009 (next to be held in 2013) election results: percent of vote by party - Coalition for European Montenegro 51.94%, SNP 16.83%, NOVA 9.22%, PZP 6.03%, other (including Albanian minority parties) 15.98%; seats by party - Coalition for European Montenegro 48, SNP 16, NOVA 8, PZP 5, Albanian minority parties 4 |
| Judicial branch: | Constitutional Court (five judges serve nine-year terms); Supreme Court (judges have life tenure) |
| Political parties and leaders: | Albanian Alternative or AA [Vesel SINISHTAJ]; Coalition for European Montenegro (bloc) [Milo DJUKANOVIC] (includes Democratic Party of Socialists or DPS [Milo DJUKANOVIC], Social Democratic Party or SDP [Ranko KRIVOKAPIC], Bosniak Party of BS [Rafet HUSOVIC], and Croatian Civic Initiative or HGI [Marija VUCINOVIC); Coalition SNP-NS-DSS (bloc) (includes Socialist People's Party or SNP [Srdjan MILIC], People's Party of Montenegro or NS [Predrag POPOVIC], and Democratic Serbian Party of Montenegro or DSS [Ranko KADIC]); Democratic League-Party of Democratic Prosperity or SPP [Mehmet BARDHIJ]; Democratic Union of Albanians or DUA [Ferhat DINOSHA]; For a Different Montenegro (bloc) [Goran BATRICEVIC] (includes Democratic Center or DC [Goran BATRICEVIC] and Liberal Party of Montenegro or LP [Miodrag ZIVKOVIC]); FORCA [Nazif CUNGU]; Movement for Changes or PZP [Nebojsa MEDOJEVIC]; National Coalition (includes People's Party of Montenegro or NS [Predrag POPOVIC] and Democratic Serbian Party of Montenegro or DSS [Ranko KADIC]); New Serb Democracy or NOVA [Andrija MANDIC]; Socialist People's Party of Montenegro or SNP [Srdjan MILIC] |
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| International organization participation: | CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, PFP, SECI, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer) |
| Diplomatic representation in the US: | chief of mission: Ambassador Srdjan DARMANOVIC chancery: 1610 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20009 telephone: [1] (202) 234-6108 FAX: [1] (202) 234-6109 consulate(s) general: New York |
| Diplomatic representation from the US: | chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Benjamin LOWENTHAL embassy: Ljubljanska bb, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro mailing address: use embassy street address telephone: [382] 81 225 417 FAX: [382] 81 241 358 |
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| Economy | |
| Montenegro severed its economy from federal control and from Serbia during the MILOSEVIC era and maintained its own central bank, adopted the Deutchmark, then the euro - rather than the Yugoslav dinar - as official currency, collected customs tariffs, and managed its own budget. The dissolution of the loose political union between Serbia and Montenegro in 2006 led to separate membership in several international financial institutions, such as the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. In January 2007, Montenegro joined the World Bank and IMF. Montenegro is pursuing its own membership in the World Trade Organization and signed a Stabilization and Association agreement with the European Union in October 2007. The European Council granted candidate country status to Montenegro at the December 2010 session. Unemployment and regional disparities in development are key political and economic problems. Montenegro has privatized its large aluminum complex - the dominant industry - as well as most of its financial sector, and has begun to attract foreign direct investment in the tourism sector. The global financial crisis has had a significant negative impact on the economy, due to the ongoing credit crunch, a decline in the real estate sector, and a fall in aluminum exports. | |
| GDP (purchasing power parity): | GDP (purchasing power parity): $6.724 billion (2010 est.) $6.653 billion (2009 est.) $7.055 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars |
| GDP (official exchange rate): | GDP (official exchange rate): $4.017 billion (2010 est.) |
| GDP - real growth rate: | 1.1% (2010 est.) -5.7% (2009 est.) 6.9% (2008 est.) |
| GDP - per capita (PPP): | GDP - per capita (PPP): $10,100 (2010 est.) $9,900 (2009 est.) $10,400 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars |
| GDP - composition by sector: | agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA% |
| Labor force: | 259,100 (2004) |
| Labor force - by occupation: | agriculture: 2% industry: 30% services: 68% (2004 est.) |
| Unemployment rate: | 14.7% (2007 est.) |
| Population below poverty line: | 7% (2007 est.) |
| Household income or consumption by percentage share: | |
| Distribution of family income - Gini index: | 30 (2008) |
| Inflation rate (consumer prices): | Inflation rate (consumer prices): 3.4% (2007) |
| Investment (gross fixed): | Investment (gross fixed): 30.5% of GDP (2006 est.) |
| Budget: | revenues: $NA expenditures: $NA |
| Public debt: | 38% of GDP (2006) |
| Agriculture - products: | tobacco, potatoes, citrus fruits, olives, grapes; sheep |
| Industries: | steelmaking, aluminum, agricultural processing, consumer goods, tourism |
| Industrial production growth rate: | |
| Electricity - production: | 2.66 billion kWh (2008 est.) |
| Electricity - consumption: | 2.474 billion kWh (2008 est.) |
| Electricity - exports: | 0 kWh (2009 est.) |
| Electricity - imports: | NA kWh (2009 est.) |
| Oil - production: | 0 bbl/day (2010 est.) |
| Oil - consumption: | 4,000 bbl/day (2010 est.) |
| Oil - exports: | 0 bbl/day (2009 est.) |
| Oil - imports: | 3,149 bbl/day (2009 est.) |
| Oil - proved reserves: | 0 bbl (1 January 2011 est.) |
| Natural gas - production: | 0 cu m (2009 est.) |
| Natural gas - consumption: | NA cu m (2009 est.) |
| Natural gas - exports: | 0 cu m (2009 est.) |
| Natural gas - imports: | 0 cu m (2009 est.) |
| Natural gas - proved reserves: | 0 cu m (1 January 2011 est.) |
| Current account balance: | -$1.102 billion (2007 est.) |
| Exports: | $171.3 million (2003) |
| Exports - commodities: | |
| Exports - partners: | Italy 27.9%, Greece 21.6%, Slovenia 11.3%, Hungary 8.5%, US 7.6%, Egypt 4.8% (2009) |
| Imports: | $601.7 million (2003) |
| Imports - commodities: | |
| Imports - partners: | Italy 17.2%, Slovenia 14.4%, Germany 9.9%, China 7.8%, Austria 7.7%, Russia 6.1%, Greece 4%, Hungary 4% (2009) |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: | $NA |
| Debt - external: | $650 million (2006) |
| Market value of publicly traded shares: | $3.604 billion (31 December 2010) $4.289 billion (31 December 2009) $2.863 billion (31 December 2008) |
| Exchange rates: | euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.755 (2010) 0.72 (2009) 0.6827 (2008) 0.7345 (2007) 0.7964 (2006) |
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| Communications | |
| Telephones in use: | 366,600 (2009) country comparison to the world: 107 |
| Cellular Phones in use: | 752,000 (2009) |
| Telephone system: | general assessment: modern telecommunications system with access to European satellites domestic: GSM mobile-cellular service, available through multiple providers with national coverage, is growing international: country code - 382; 2 international switches connect the national system |
| Radio broadcast stations: | |
| Television broadcast stations: | |
| Internet country code: | .me |
| Internet hosts: | 6,247 (2010) |
| Internet users: | 280,000 (2009) |
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| Transportation | |
| Airports: | 5 (2010) country comparison to the world: 181 |
| Airports (paved runways): | total: 4 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2010) |
| Airports (unpaved runways): | total: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2010) |
| Heliports: | 1 (2010) |
| Railways: | total: 250 km standard gauge: 250 km 1.435-m gauge (169 km electrified) (2010) |
| Roadways: | total: 7,624 km paved: 5,097 km unpaved: 2,527 km (2010) |
| Merchant marine: | total: 2 by type: cargo 1, passenger/cargo 1 registered in other countries: 5 (Bahamas 2, Honduras 2, Slovakia 1) (2010) |
| Ports and terminals: | Bar |
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| Military | |
| Military branches: | Armed Forces of the Republic of Montenegro: Army of Montenegro (includes Montenegrin Navy (Mornarica Crne Gore, MCG)), Air Force (2011) |
| Military service age and obligation: | compulsory national military service abolished August 2006 |
| Manpower fit for military service: | males age 16-49: 149,159 females age 16-49: 131,823 (2010 est.) |
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