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| Anthem | "Ubavoj nam Crnoj Gori" | ||||
| Capital | Podgorica | ||||
| Largest city | Podgorica | ||||
| Language official |
Montenegrin | ||||
| others | Serbian, Albanian and Croatian | ||||
| Religion | Eastern Orthodox | ||||
| Ethnic Group | 45% Montenegrins 28% Serbs 8.1% Bosniaks 4.9% Albanians 0.5% Croats | ||||
| Demonym | Montenegrin | ||||
| Legislature | Constitutional monarchy | ||||
| Monarch | Nicholas II | ||||
| Prime Minister | Vojislav Šešelj | ||||
| Area | 14,442 km² | ||||
| Population | 220,000 | ||||
| Independence | from Ottoman Empire | ||||
| declared | 1528 | ||||
| Currency | Montenegrin Perper | ||||
| Time Zone | CET | ||||
| summer | CEST | ||||
| Driving Side | right | ||||
Montenegro (i/ˌmɒntᵻˈneɪɡroʊ/ mon-tə-nayg-roh or /ˌmɒntᵻˈniːɡroʊ/ mon-tə-neeg-roh or /ˌmɒntᵻˈnɛɡroʊ/ mon-tə-neg-roh; Montenegrin: Crna Gora / Црна Гора, meaning "Black Mountain") is a sovereign state 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, Bulgaria to the north-east and to the east, and Albania to the south-east. Its capital and largest city is Podgorica, while Cetinje is designated as the Old Royal Capital (prijestonica).