Internet country code [time series]

.me

Internet users [time series]

266,000 (2006)

Broadcast media (Radio broadcast stations) [time series]

31 (station types NA) (2004)

Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]

general assessment: modern telecommunications system with access to European satellites domestic: GSM wireless service, available through 2 providers with national coverage, is growing rapidly international: country code - 382 (the old code of 381 used by Serbia and Montenegro will also remain in use until Feb 2007); 2 international switches connect the national system

Telephones - fixed lines (Telephones - main lines in use) [time series]

353,300 (2006)

Telephones - mobile cellular [time series]

821,800 (2006)

Broadcast media (Television broadcast stations) [time series]

13 (2004)

Agricultural products (Agriculture - products) [time series]

grains, tobacco, potatoes, citrus fruits, olives, grapes; sheepherding; commercial fishing negligible

Budget [time series]

revenues: NA expenditures: NA

Exchange rates (Currency (code)) [time series]

euro (EUR)

Current account balance [time series]

$NA

Debt - external [time series]

$NA

Economic aid (Economic aid - recipient) [time series]

$NA

Economic overview (Economy - overview) [time series]

The republic of Montenegro severed its economy from federal control and from Serbia during the MILOSEVIC era and maintained its own central bank, used the euro instead of the Yugoslav dinar as official currency, collected customs tariffs, and managed its own budget. The dissolution of the loose political union between Serbia and Montenegro in 2006 led to separate membership in several international financial institutions, such as the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. On 18 January 2007, Montenegro joined the World Bank and IMF. Montenegro is pursuing its own membership in the World Trade Organization as well as negotiating a Stabilization and Association agreement with the European Union in anticipation of eventual membership. Severe unemployment remains a key political and economic problem for this entire region. Montenegro has privatized its large aluminum complex - the dominant industry - as well as most of its financial sector, and has begun to attract foreign direct investment in the tourism sector.

Electricity - consumption [time series]

18.6 million kWh (2005)

Electricity - production [time series]

2.864 billion kWh (2005 est.)

Exchange rates [time series]

euros per US dollar - 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8089 (2004), 0.886 (2003), 1.0626 (2002)

Exports [time series]

$171.3 million (2003)

Exports - partners [time series]

Switzerland 83.9%, Italy 6.1%, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.3% (2006)

Fiscal year [time series]

calendar year

GDP (official exchange rate) [time series]

$2.27 billion (2006 est.)

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (GDP (purchasing power parity)) [time series]

$3.443 billion (2006 est.)

GDP - composition, by sector of origin (GDP - composition by sector) [time series]

agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%

Real GDP per capita (GDP - per capita (PPP)) [time series]

$3,800 (2005 est.)

Real GDP growth rate (GDP - real growth rate) [time series]

NA%

Imports [time series]

$601.7 million (2003)

Imports - partners [time series]

Greece 10.2%, Italy 10.2%, Germany 9.6%, Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.2% (2006)

Industries [time series]

steelmaking, aluminum, agricultural processing, consumer goods, tourism

Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]

3.4% (2004)

Investment (gross fixed) [time series]

NA% of GDP

Labor force [time series]

259,100 (2004)

Labor force - by occupation [time series]

agriculture: 2% industry: 30% services: 68% (2004 est.)

Market value of publicly traded shares [time series]

$NA

Natural gas - consumption [time series]

NA cu m

Oil - consumption [time series]

450 bbl/day (2004)

Oil - production [time series]

0 bbl/day (2004)

Population below poverty line [time series]

12.2% (2003)

Public debt [time series]

NA% of GDP

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold [time series]

NA

Unemployment rate [time series]

27.7% (2005)

Area [time series]

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

Area - comparative [time series]

slightly smaller than Connecticut

Climate [time series]

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

Coastline [time series]

293.5 km

Elevation (Elevation extremes) [time series]

lowest point: Adriatic Sea 0 m highest point: Bobotov Kuk 2,522 m

Environment - current issues [time series]

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

International environmental agreements (Environment - international agreements) [time series]

party to: Climate Change, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ship Pollution

Geographic coordinates [time series]

42 30 N, 19 18 E

Geography - note [time series]

strategic location along the Adriatic coast

Irrigated land [time series]

NA

Land boundaries [time series]

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

Land use [time series]

arable land: 13.7% permanent crops: 1% other: 85.3%

Location [time series]

Southeastern Europe, between the Adriatic Sea and Serbia

Map references [time series]

Europe

Maritime claims [time series]

territorial sea: 12 nm continental shelf: defined by treaty

Natural hazards [time series]

destructive earthquakes

Natural resources [time series]

bauxite, hydroelectricity

Terrain [time series]

highly indented coastline with narrow coastal plain backed by rugged high limestone mountains and plateaus

Administrative divisions [time series]

21 municipalities (opstini, singular - opstina); Andrijevica, Bar, Berane, Bijelo Polje, Budva, Cetinje, Danilovgrad, Herceg Novi, Kolasin, Kotor, Mojkovac, Niksic, Plav, Pluzine, Pljevlja, Podgorica, Rozaje, Savnik, Tivat, Ulcinj, Zabljak

Capital [time series]

name: Podgorica (administrative capital) geographic coordinates: 42 26 N, 19 16 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1 hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October note: Cetinje (capital city)

Constitution [time series]

12 October 1992 (was approved by the Assembly); note - Montenegro is currently writing a new constitution set to be presented to Parliament in spring 2007

Country name [time series]

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

Diplomatic representation from the US [time series]

chief of mission: Ambassador Roderick W. MOORE embassy: Ljubljanska bb, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro mailing address: use embassy street address telephone: [382] 81 225 417 FAX: [382] 81 241 358

Diplomatic representation in the US [time series]

chief of mission: Ambassador Miodrag VLAHOVIC chancery: 1610 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20009 telephone: [1] (202) 234-6108 FAX: [1] (202) 234-6109

Executive branch [time series]

chief of state: President Filip VUJANOVIC (since 11 May 2003) head of government: Prime Minister Zeljko STURANOVIC (since 13 November 2006) cabinet: Ministries act as cabinet elections: president elected by direct vote for five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held 11 May 2003 (next to be held in 2008); prime minister proposed by president, accepted by Assembly election results: Filip VUJANOVIC elected on the third round; Filip VUJANOVIC 63.3%, Miodrag ZIVKOVIC 30.8%

Flag (Flag description) [time series]

a red field bordered by a narrow golden-yellow stripe with the Montenegrin coat of arms centered

Government type [time series]

republic

Independence [time series]

3 June 2006 (from Serbia and Montenegro)

International organization participation [time series]

CE, CEI, EBRD, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICCt, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, UN, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)

Judicial branch [time series]

Constitutional Court (five judges with nine-year terms); Supreme Court (judges have life tenure)

Legal system [time series]

based on civil law system; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

Legislative branch [time series]

unicameral Assembly (81 seats; members elected by direct vote for four-year terms; changed from 74 seats in 2006) elections: last held 10 September 2006 (next to be held 2010) election results: percent of vote by party - Coalition for European Montenegro 40.6%, Serbian List 15.3%, Coalition SNP-NS-DSS 14.8%, PZP 13.9%, Liberals and Bosniaks 3.8%, other (including Albanian minority parties) 11.6%; seats by party - Coalition for European Montenegro 39, Serbian List 12, Coalition SNP/NS/DSS 11, PZP 11, Liberals and Bosniaks 3, Albanian minority parties 5

National holiday [time series]

National Day, 13 July (1878)

Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]

Albanian Alternative or AA [Vesel SINISHTAJ]; Bosniak Party or BS [Rafet HUSOVIC]; Coalition for European Montenegro or DPS-SDP (bloc) [Milo DUKANOVIC] (includes DPS and SDP); Coalition SNP-NS-DSS (bloc) (includes SNP, NS, and DSS); Democratic League-Party of Democratic Prosperity or SPP [Mehmet BARHDI]; Democratic Party of Socialists or DPS [Milo DJUKANOVIC]; Democratic Serbian Party of Montenegro or DSS [Ranko KADIC]; Democratic Union of Albanians or DUA [Ferhat DINOSA]; Liberal Party of Montenegro or LP [Miodrag ZIVKOVIC]; Liberals and the Bosniak Party (bloc) [Miodrag ZIVKOVIC] (includes LP and BS); Movement for Changes or PZP [Nebojsa MEDOJEVIC]; Party of Serb Radicals or SSR [Dusko SEKULIC]; People's Party of Montenegro or NS [Predrag POPOVIC]; People's Socialist Party or NSS [Emilo LABUDOVIC]; Serbian List (bloc) [Andrija MANDIC] (includes SSR, NSS, and SNS); Serbian People's Party of Montenegro or SNS [Andrija MANDIC]; Social Democratic Party or SDP [Ranko KRIVOKAPIC]; Socialist People's Party or SNP [Srdjan MILIC]

Suffrage [time series]

18 years of age; universal

Background [time series]

The use of the name Montenegro began in the 15th century when the Crnojevic dynasty began to rule the Serbian principality of Zeta; over subsequent centuries Montenegro was able to maintain its independence from the Ottoman Empire. From the 16th to 19th centuries, Montenegro became a theocracy ruled by a series of bishop princes; in 1852, it was transformed into a secular principality. After World War I, Montenegro was absorbed by the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, which became the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1929; at the conclusion of World War II, it became a constituent republic of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. When the latter dissolved in 1992, Montenegro federated with Serbia, first as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and, after 2003, in a looser union of Serbia and Montenegro. In May 2006, Montenegro invoked its right under the Constitutional Charter of Serbia and Montenegro to hold a referendum on independence from the state union. The vote for severing ties with Serbia exceeded 55% - the threshold set by the EU - allowing Montenegro to formally declare its independence on 3 June 2006.

Military - note [time series]

Montenegrin plans call for the establishment of a fully professional armed forces

Military service age and obligation [time series]

compulsory national military service abolished August 2006

Birth rate [time series]

11.18 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death rate [time series]

8.39 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Ethnic groups [time series]

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

Languages [time series]

Serbian (official; Ijekavian dialect), Bosnian, Albanian, Croatian

Nationality [time series]

noun: Montenegrin(s) adjective: Montenegrin

Population [time series]

684,736 (July 2007 est.)

Population growth rate [time series]

-1% (2007 est.)

Religions [time series]

Orthodox, Muslim, Roman Catholic

Disputes - international [time series]

none

Airports [time series]

5 (2007)

Airports - with paved runways [time series]

total: 3 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007)

Airports - with unpaved runways [time series]

total: 2 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2007)

Heliports [time series]

1 (2007)

Merchant marine [time series]

total: 4 ships (1000 GRT or over) 9,458 GRT/10,172 DWT by type: cargo 4 registered in other countries: 3 (Bahamas 2, St Vincent and The Grenadines 1) (2007)

Ports (Ports and terminals) [time series]

Bar

Railways [time series]

total: 250 km standard gauge: 250 km 1.435-m gauge (electrified 169 km) (2006)

Roadways [time series]

total: 7,353 km paved: 4,274 km unpaved: 3,079 km (2005)