FACTS ABOUT MONTENEGRO
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FACTS ABOUT MONTENEGRO
1.
Podgorica is the capital city of
Montenegro.
2.
The total population of Montenegro is 644,578.
3.
The natives of Montenegro are called
Montenegrin.
4.
The EURO is official currency of
Montenegro.
5.
Montenegro shares a border with Croatia,
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, Albania and the Adriatic Sea.
6.
Montenegro declared its independence
from Serbia on June 3, 2006.
7.
Montenegro got its name from the dark
mountain forests that cover the land. The name breaks down into two words,
‘monte’ and ‘negro’ (black, mountain), and dates back to the 15th century.
8.
Lake Skadar is the largest in the Balkan
region, with two-thirds lying in Montenegro and the remainder in Albania.
9.
In area, Montenegro is comparable to the
size of Connecticut.
10.
Montenegro is a small country with a
population of less than one million people.
11.
The country has 117 beaches along the
Adriatic coast.
12.
Podgorica is the capital and largest
city of the country. It covers a total area of 55.6 square miles.
13.
The country’s flag features a golden
lion.
14.
Serbia, Italy, Germany, Croatia, and
Hungary are its major trade partners.
15.
Tourism, steel making, aluminum and food
processing represent its major industries.
16.
The country was the first in the world
to have a national printing house.
17.
On June 26, 2006, it became the 192nd
member of the United Nations
18.
There are more than a million mobile
subscriptions and 160,000 fixed-line telephone connections in Montenegro.
19.
The country has a high literacy rate of
almost 99%.
20.
Despite its small size, there are five
airports in this world-famous tourist destination.
21.
60%
of its population uses the internet.
22.
There is 250 km of railway network in
the country, and just one heliport.
23.
Montenegro does not mint, issue or print
euro coins or notes. It imports them from other countries that are part of the
Eurozone.
24.
The internet country code for Montenegro
is .me.
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