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severing ties with Serbia exceeded 55% - the threshold set by the EU
- allowing Montenegro to formally declare its independence on 3 June
2006.

Geography Montenegro

Location:
Southeastern Europe, between the Adriatic Sea and Serbia

Geographic coordinates:
42 30 N, 19 18 E

Map references:
Europe

Area:
total: 14,026 sq km
land: 13,812 sq km
water: 214 sq km

Area - comparative:
slightly smaller than Connecticut

Land boundaries:
total: 625 km
border countries: Albania 172 km, Bosnia and Herzegovina 225 km,
Croatia 25 km, Serbia 203 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:
NA

Natural hazards:
destructive earthquakes

Environment - current issues:
pollution of coastal waters from sewage outlets, especially in
tourist-related areas such as Kotor

Environment - international agreements:
party to: Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping

Geography - note:
strategic location along the Adriatic coast

People Montenegro

Population:
630,548 (2004)

Population growth rate:
3.5% (2004)

Birth rate:
12.6 births/1,000 population (2004)

Death rate:
9.2 deaths/1,000 population (2004)

Nationality:
noun: Montenegrin(s)
adjective: Montenegrin

Ethnic groups:
Montenegrin 43%, Serbian 32%, Bosniak 8%, Albanian 5%, other
(Muslims, Croats, Roma) 12%

Religions:
Orthodox, Muslim, Roman Catholic

Languages:
Serbian (Ijekavian dialect - official), Bosnian, Albanian, Croatian

Government Montenegro

Country name:
conventional long form: Republic of Montenegro
conventional short form: Montenegro
local long form: Republika Crna Gora
local short form: Crna Gora
former: People's Republic of Montenegro, Socialist Republic of
Montenegro

Government type:
republic

Capital:
name: Podgorica (administrative capital)
geographic coordinates: 42 26 N, 19 16 E
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