The mountainous Montenegro is a small country on the Balkan Peninsula, on the Adriatic Sea. A now popular charter destination that attracts with magnificent nature, medieval towns, genuine fishing villages and the mountains that rise above the coast with its turquoise shimmering water. Capital: Podgorica Biggest city: Podgorica State: republic Language: Montenegrin, Serbian Religion: Christian orthodoxy, Islam, Catholicism Surface: 14,026 km² Population: 653 500 (2013) Population density: 48 residents per…
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According to the census conducted in 2011, almost half of the residents are Montenegrins. There are several minorities in the country, of which the Serbs are the largest group, followed by Bosnians, Albanians and Roma with others. In mid-2016, the population was estimated to be about 622,000. In connection with the wars in ex-Yugoslavia in the 1990s, many residents set out to escape military service, financial difficulties and an uncertain…
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Montenegro is a republic in southeastern Europe on the Adriatic. The country, which is somewhat smaller than Telemark County, borders Croatia in the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina in the northwest, Serbia in the northeast and east, Kosovo in the east and Albania in the south. The country has a coast towards the Adriatic in the southwest. The population is 629 219 inhabitants (2018). The capital is Podgorica. Montenegro was part…
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Montenegro is heavily hilly with mountains that are among the steepest in Europe. The country has a narrow and steep coastline towards the Adriatic. The country’s coastline is 293.5 kilometers. Just north and west of Lake Skhoders there is a larger plain with swampy areas by the sea and a larger plain at the top. The country’s average height is 900 meters above sea level. The Kotor Bay is the…
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