Surface: 13.812 km2

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Location: On the Adriatic Coast, in South East Europe

Population:
620.145 (according to the census of 2003)
Montenegrins - 43,16 %
Serbs - 31,99 %
Bosniaks - 7,77 %
Albanians - 5,03 %
Muslims - 3,97 %
Croats - 1,10 %
Others - 6,98 %

Capital: Podgorica (approx. 170.000 inhabitants)

Historical capital: Cetinje

Length of borders: 614 km

Coastline - 294 km, beaches - 73 km

Highest mountain - 2.522 m (Durmitor, Bobotov kuk)

Largest lake: Skadar Lake - 391 km²

Deepest canyon: The Tara canyon - 1.300 m

Largest bay: Boka Kotorska

National parks: Durmitor, Biogradska gora, the lake of Skadar, Lovcen.

Mediterranean climate, hot dry summers and autumns and relatively cold winters with heavy snowfalls inland

Political system - Republic

Border crossings:

• Albania - Bozaj and Sukobin
• Bosnia and Herzegovina - Sitnica, Vilusi, Scepan Polje
• Croatia - Debeli brijeg
• Serbia: Brodarevo
• Ports: Bar, Budva, Kotor and Herceg Novi
• Airports: Podgorica and Tivat - both around 70km away from Ulcinj (close are Dubrovnik – Croatia and Tirana – Albania)

Currency: Euro

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

Languages: Montenegrin (official), Serbian, Bosnian, Albanian, Croatian

Foreign languages: English, German, Russian and Italian are the most common foreign languages spoken in the tourist resorts.

Municipalities: Andrijevica, Bar, Berana, Bijelo Polje, Budva, Cetinje, Danilovgrad, Herceg Novi, Kolasin, Kotor, Mojkovac, Niksic, Plav, Pljevlja, Pluzine, Podgorica, Rozaje, Savnik, Tivat, Ulcinj, Zabljak

National holiday: National Day, 13 July

Timezone: CET - Central European Time (GMT+1)

International telephone code: + 382

Mobile operators:  067 T-Mobile, 069 Promonte and 068 M tel.

Internet country code: .ME

Electricity: 220 volts AC. Sockets are round two-pin.