Montenegro Facts and History

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Flag of Montenegro
National Flag of Montenegro

Interesting facts about Montenegro

  • Official Name: Crna Gora (Montenegro)
  • Form of Government: multiparty republic with one legislative house (Parliament [811])
  • President: Milo Djukanović
  • Prime Minister: Duško Marković
  • GDP: 5.543 billion USD (2019)
  • Capital: Podgorica
  • Population: 622,137 (2019)
  • Official Languages: Montenegrin
  • Currency: Euro
  • Timezone: GMT+2
  • Area: 13,812 km²
  • Dialing Code: +382
  • Major Mountain Ranges: Komovi,Ljubišnja,Orjen
  • Major Rivers: Bijela,Bistrica,Bukovica,Bojana
  • Continent: Europe
  • Border Countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina in west, by Serbia in north east, by Kosovo in east, and by Albania in south east and it has a short border with Croatia as well as a maritime border with Italy.

Map of Montenegro

National Symbols of Montenegro

  • National Bird: Little grebe
  • National Anthem: “Oh, bright dawn of May”
  • National Animal: tiger
  • National Flower: mimoza
  • National Poet: Njegoš
  • National Game: Water polo