Montenegro
Fast facts
- Capital
- Podgorica
- Official language
- Montenegrin
- Currency
- Euro (€) a
- Time zone
- CET
- Drives on
- right
- Calling code
- +382
Facts from Wikipedia’s “Montenegro” page (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Montenegro (meaning Black Mountain) is a small country in Southeastern Europe. It is on the Adriatic Sea, between Albania (to the South) and Croatia to the North. Inland (to the East and South-East) it also has a common border with Serbia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. For most of the 20th century it was part of Yugoslavia. It had also been independent before World War I and existed as a kingdom. Its leader is Jakov Milatović.
History
Montenegro was an independent country during the 20th century, but after WW1 was united to the newly created Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Montenegro was part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia from 1918 until 1941 when Nazi Germany and the Kingdom of Italy invaded it in 1941.
In 1945 the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes became SFR Yugoslavia (SFRY). This was the time Montenegro became the Socialist Republic of Montenegro, a federated state in Yugoslavia along with Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, and Macedonia.
In 1948, Josip Broz Tito ended his friendship with Stalin. Yugoslavia became neutral and founded the Non-Aligned Movement.
In 1991, Yugoslavia started to breakup. A country named Serbia and Montenegro was formed in 1992. Montenegro came to exist when its people decided to split from the country Serbia and Montenegro on May 21, 2006.
Montenegro became a independent country after the Yugoslav Wars during the 1990s.
The national song is called “Oj, svijetla majska zoro.” Montenegrin Cyrillic: “Ој, свијетла мајска зоро.” English: “Oh, Bright Dawn of May.”
Economy and demographics
The size of the economy’s GDP is $4.114 billion and it has 621,873 people in Montenegro in 2020. The traditional old capital of Montenegro is Cetinje, but Podgorica is the new capital. The country adopted the Euro unilaterally as Montenegro does not have its own currency, but the adoption has raised the national debt to 57 percent of GDP in 2011. The most professed religion is Eastern Orthodoxy at 72.1% and the second most is Islam at 19.2%.
Written for younger readers
Montenegro, in simpler words
This version comes from Wikijunior, a set of books written for children aged 8 to 11. It is shorter and uses plainer language than the article above.
From Wikijunior: Europe
Montenegro (Crna Gora or Црна Гораis in Montenegrin) is a small country in south eastern Europe. It shares borders with Albania, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Serbia. The capital city is Podgorica. Other important cities are Nikšić, Budva and Bar. Montenegro is Europe’s newest country after Kosovo. Montenegro isn’t part of the European Union but it has applied to join in the future and it uses the Euro as its currency.
Montenegro’s independence from the Ottoman Empire was formally recognized in 1878. From 1918, Montenegro became a part of Yugoslavia. Based on the results of the referendum held on May 21, 2006, Montenegro declared independence on June 3, 2006 and is still currently the newest fully recognized country in the world. On June 28, 2006, it became the 192nd member state of the United Nations, and on May 11, 2007, the 47th member state of the Council of Europe.
Montenegro is a country located in South-eastern Europe. It covers a total area of 14,026 km 2 . It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south and borders Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the north-west, Serbia to the north-east, and Albania to the south-east. Its capital and largest city is Podgorica. The name Montenegro means “Black Mountain” and originates from the Venetian language. The country’s name in Montenegrin is Crna Gora which has the same meaning as the English name. The highest mountain in Montenegro is Bobotov Kuk at 2,522m.
Montenegro has a population of around 620,000. Most of the population speak Montenegrin which is a dialect of Serbian, but other languages spoken include Albanian, Bosnian and Croatian. Most Montenegrin are Orthodox Christians. Other religions include Islam and Roman Catholicism.
Montenegrin children start their education in either pre-schools or elementary schools. Children begin at elementary schools at the age of 6; and continue for 9 years. The students may continue their secondary education, which lasts 4 years (3 years for trade schools) and ends with graduation. Higher education lasts with a certain first degree after 3 to 6 years.
Montenegro is very popular with tourists from western, central and southern Europe as well as Russia. Tourists visit the coastal areas for the night-life (in Budva) and the culture (in Kotor and Ulcinj). During the winter months there are ski resorts in the north of the country and bird watching is popular at Lake Skadar, the biggest lake in south-east Europe, because birds use the area as a stopping place during migrations.
Montenegro has two UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Kotor (small town at the end of a large fjord) and Durmitor National Park.
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