Montenegro

Capital: Podgorica Population: 625,266 Official Languages: Montenegrin Time Zone: +1 / Summer +2 Dialing Code: +382

Government: Parliamentary republic Area: 13,812 km2 largest city: Podgorica Currency : Euro ISO 3166 code: ME

Basic Info

Montenegro, is a country in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast, Kosovo to the east and Albania to the south-east. Its capital and largest city is Podgorica, while Cetinje is designated as the Prijestonica, meaning the former Royal Capital City.

Geography

Internationally, Montenegro borders Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo , and Albania. It lies between latitudes 41° and 44° N, and longitudes 18° and 21° E.

Climate

Diversity of geological base, landscape, climate and soil, as well as the very position of Montenegro on the Balkan peninsula and Adriatic sea, created conditions for formation of biological diversity with very high values, that puts Montenegro among biological "hot-spots" of European and world's biodiversity. Number of species per area unit Index in Montenegro is 0.837, which is the highest index recorded in all European countries.

Religion

Most Montenegrin inhabitants are Orthodox Christians, followers of the Serbian Orthodox Church's Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral and the Montenegrin Orthodox Church. The religious institutions all have guaranteed rights and are separate from the state. There is a sizeable number of Sunni muslims Montenegrins that maintain their own Islamic Community of Montenegro. Religious tolerance has been hailed as a model for the region, with a protocol passed in 2012 that recognises islam as an official religion in Montenegro, ensures that halal foods will be served at military facilities, hospitals, dormitories and all social facilities; and that muslim women will be permitted to wear headscarves in schools and at public institutions, as well as ensuring that muslims have the right to take Fridays off work for the Jumu'ah (Friday)-prayer.

There is also a small Roman Catholic population, divided between the Archdiocese of Antivari headed by the Primate of Serbia and the Diocese of Kotor that is a part of the Church of Croatia.

Administrative divisions

Montenegro is divided into twenty-one municipalities (opština), and two urban municipalities, subdivisions of Podgorica municipality, listed below. Each municipality can contain multiple cities and towns. Historically, the territory of the country was divided into "nahije".

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