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Communications

Broadcast media [time series]

state-funded national radio-TV broadcaster operates 2 terrestrial TV networks, 1 satellite TV channel, and 2 radio networks; 4 public TV stations and some 20 private TV stations; 14 local public radio stations and more than 40 private radio stations (2007)

Internet country code [time series]

.me

Internet users (Internet hosts) [time series]

10,088 (2012) country comparison to the world: 135

Internet users [time series]

280,000 (2009) country comparison to the world: 133

Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]

general assessment: modern telecommunications system with access to European satellites domestic: GSM mobile-cellular service, available through multiple providers with national coverage, is growing international: country code - 382; 2 international switches connect the national system (2011)

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

163,000 (2012) country comparison to the world: 131

Telephones - mobile cellular [time series]

1.126 million (2012) country comparison to the world: 154

Economy

Agricultural products (Agriculture - products) [time series]

tobacco, potatoes, citrus fruits, olives, grapes; sheep

Budget [time series]

revenues: $1.68 billion expenditures: $1.58 billion (2012 est.)

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) [time series]

2.4% of GDP (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 18

Commercial bank prime lending rate [time series]

9.69% (31 December 2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 93 9.53% (31 December 2010 est.)

Current account balance [time series]

$-1.938 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 140 $-1.927 billion (2011 est.)

Debt - external [time series]

$1.7 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 147 $1.2 billion (2011 est.)

Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income (Distribution of family income - Gini index) [time series]

24.3 (2010) country comparison to the world: 134 30 (2003)

Economic overview (Economy - overview) [time series]

Montenegro's economy is transitioning to a market system, but the state sector remains large and additional institutional changes are needed. The economy relies heavily on tourism and the export of refined metals. Unprofitable state-owned enterprises weigh on public finances. Montenegro severed its economy from federal control and from Serbia during the MILOSEVIC era and maintained its own central bank, adopted the deutsch mark, then the euro - rather than 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. In January 2007, Montenegro joined the World Bank and IMF. Montenegro became the 156th member of World Trade Organization in December 2011. The European Council (EC) granted candidate country status to Montenegro at the December 2010 session. Montenegro began negotiations to join the EC in June, 2012, having met the conditions set down by the European Council, which called on Montenegro to take steps to fight corruption and organized crime. Unemployment and regional disparities in development are key political and economic problems. 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. The global financial crisis had a significant negative impact on the economy, due to the ongoing credit crunch, a decline in the real estate sector, and a fall in aluminum exports. In 2012, real GDP growth slipped to 0.5%, reflecting the general downturn in most of Europe.

Exchange rates [time series]

euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.78 (2012 est.) 0.72 (2011 est.) 0.76 (2010 est.) 0.72 (2009 est.) 0.68 (2008 est.)

Exports [time series]

$489.2 million (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 174 $640 million (2011 est.)

Exports - partners [time series]

Croatia 22.7%, Serbia 22.7%, Slovenia 7.8% (2012 est.)

Fiscal year [time series]

calendar year

GDP (official exchange rate) [time series]

$4.157 billion (2012 est.)

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

$7.219 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 158 $7.259 billion (2011 est.) $7.032 billion (2010 est.) note: data are in 2012 US dollars

GDP - composition, by end use [time series]

household consumption: 84.4% government consumption: 22.1% investment in fixed capital: 18.4% investment in inventories: 1.1% exports of goods and services: 40.2% imports of goods and services: -66.2% (2011 est.)

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

agriculture: 0.8% industry: 11.3% services: 87.9% (2011)

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

$11,600 (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 108 $11,700 (2011 est.) $11,400 (2010 est.) note: data are in 2012 US dollars

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

-0.5% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 188 3.2% (2011 est.) 2.5% (2010 est.)

Imports [time series]

$2.4 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 156 $2.5 billion (2011 est.)

Imports - partners [time series]

Serbia 29.3%, Greece 8.7%, China 7.1% (2012 est.)

Industries [time series]

steelmaking, aluminum, agricultural processing, consumer goods, tourism

Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]

4% (2012) country comparison to the world: 124 3% (2011)

Labor force [time series]

251,300 (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 166

Labor force - by occupation [time series]

agriculture: 6.3% industry: 20.9% services: 72.8% (2011 est.)

Market value of publicly traded shares [time series]

$3.322 billion (31 December 2011) country comparison to the world: 90 $3.604 billion (31 December 2010) $4.289 billion (31 December 2009)

Population below poverty line [time series]

6.6% (2010 est.)

Public debt [time series]

52.1% of GDP (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 60 45% of GDP (2011 est.) note: data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold [time series]

$400 million (31 December 2011) country comparison to the world: 149

Stock of broad money [time series]

$1.982 billion (31 December 2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 150 $2.01 billion (31 December 2010 est.)

Stock of domestic credit [time series]

$3.29 billion (31 December 2009) country comparison to the world: 122 $3.771 billion (31 December 2008)

Stock of narrow money [time series]

$749 million (31 December 2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 154 $783.3 million (31 December 2010 est.)

Taxes and other revenues [time series]

40.4% of GDP (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 43

Unemployment rate [time series]

19.1% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 158 11.5% (2011 est.)

Energy

Carbon dioxide emissions (Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy) [time series]

2.166 million Mt (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 146

Crude oil - exports [time series]

0 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 152

Crude oil - imports [time series]

0 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 91

Crude oil - production [time series]

0 bbl/day (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 192

Crude oil - proved reserves [time series]

0 bbl (1 January 2012 es) country comparison to the world: 161

Electricity - consumption [time series]

3.279 billion kWh (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 128

Electricity - exports [time series]

730 million kWh (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 61

Electricity - from fossil fuels [time series]

24.2% of total installed capacity (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 186

Electricity - from hydroelectric plants [time series]

75.8% of total installed capacity (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 18

Electricity - from nuclear fuels [time series]

0% of total installed capacity (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 135

Electricity - from other renewable sources [time series]

0% of total installed capacity (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 201

Electricity - imports [time series]

732 million kWh (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 68

Electricity - installed generating capacity [time series]

868,000 kW (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 125

Electricity - production [time series]

3.945 billion kWh (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 124

Natural gas - consumption [time series]

0 cu m (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 170

Natural gas - exports [time series]

0 cu m (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 144

Natural gas - imports [time series]

0 cu m (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 95

Natural gas - production [time series]

0 cu m (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 164

Natural gas - proved reserves [time series]

0 cu m (1 January 2013 es) country comparison to the world: 168

Refined petroleum products - consumption [time series]

4,446 bbl/day (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 173

Refined petroleum products - exports [time series]

369.3 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 114

Refined petroleum products - imports [time series]

3,300 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 168

Refined petroleum products - production [time series]

0 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 204

Geography

Area [time series]

total: 13,812 sq km country comparison to the world: 162 land: 13,452 sq km water: 360 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: Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Geographic coordinates [time series]

42 30 N, 19 18 E

Geography - note [time series]

strategic location along the Adriatic coast

Irrigated land [time series]

24.12 sq km (2010)

Land boundaries [time series]

total: 625 km border countries: Albania 172 km, Bosnia and Herzegovina 225 km, Croatia 25 km, Kosovo 79 km, Serbia 124 km

Land use [time series]

arable land: 12.45% permanent crops: 1.16% other: 86.39% (2011)

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

Government

Administrative divisions [time series]

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

Capital [time series]

name: Podgorica; note - the Old Royal Capital is Cetinje mentioned in the constitution 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

Constitution [time series]

several previous; latest adopted 22 October 2007; note - in early 2013, Montenegro's parliamentary constitutional committee began debate on proposed amendments (2013)

Country name [time series]

conventional long form: none conventional short form: Montenegro local long form: none local short form: Crna Gora former: People's Republic of Montenegro, Socialist Republic of Montenegro, Republic of Montenegro

Diplomatic representation from the US [time series]

chief of mission: Ambassador Sue K. BROWN (since 27 April 2011) embassy: Dzona Dzeksona 2, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro mailing address: use embassy street address telephone: [382] (0) 20 410 500 FAX: [382] (0) 20 241 358

Diplomatic representation in the US [time series]

chief of mission: Ambassador Srdjan DARMANOVIC (since 30 November 2010) chancery: 1610 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20009 telephone: [1] (202) 234-6108 FAX: [1] (202) 234-6109 consulate(s) general: New York

Executive branch [time series]

chief of state: President Filip VUJANOVIC (since 6 April 2008) head of government: Prime Minister Milo DJUKANOVIC (since 4 December 2012) cabinet: Ministers act as cabinet (For more information visit theWorld Leaders website) elections: president elected by direct vote for five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 7 April 2013 (next to be held in 2018); prime minister proposed by president, accepted by Assembly election results: Filip VUJANOVIC reelected president; Filip VUJANOVIC 51.2%, Miodrag LEKIC 48.8%%

Flag (Flag description) [time series]

a red field bordered by a narrow golden-yellow stripe with the Montenegrin coat of arms centered; the arms consist of a double-headed golden eagle - symbolizing the unity of church and state - surmounted by a crown; the eagle holds a golden scepter in its right claw and a blue orb in its left; the breast shield over the eagle shows a golden lion passant on a green field in front of a blue sky; the lion is symbol of episcopal authority and harks back to the three and a half centuries that Montenegro was ruled as a theocracy

Government type [time series]

republic

Independence [time series]

3 June 2006 (from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro)

International law organization participation [time series]

has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICC jurisdiction

International organization participation [time series]

CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, IHO (pending member), ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM (observer), OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, PFP, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Judicial branch [time series]

highest court(s): Supreme Court or Vrhovni Sud (consists of the court president and 6 judges); Constitutional Court or Ustavni Sud (consists of the court president and 6 judges) judge selection and term of office: president of Supreme Court proposed jointly by the president of Montenegro, the speaker of the Assembly, and the prime minister; other judges elected by the Judicial Council; court president term is 5 years; term of other judges is 9 years; Constitutional Court judges proposed by the president of Montenegro and elected by the Assembly; court president elected among its members; term of judges is 9 years; court president term is 3 years subordinate courts: Administrative Court; Court of Appeal; regional and first instance courts

Legal system [time series]

civil law

Legislative branch [time series]

unicameral Assembly (81 seats; members elected by direct vote to serve four-year terms) elections: last held on 14 October 2012 (next to be held by 2016) election results: percent of vote by party - Coalition for European Montenegro 45.6%, Democratic Front 22.8%, SNP 11.1%, Positive Montenegro 8.2%, Bosniak Party, 4.2%, other (including Albanian and Croatian minority parties) 8.1%; seats by party - Coalition for European Montenegro 39, Democratic Front 20, SNP 9, Positive Montenegro 7, Bosniak Party 3, Albanian and Croatian minority parties 3

National anthem(s) (National anthem) [time series]

name: "Oj, svijetla majska zoro" (Oh, Bright Dawn of May)

National holiday [time series]

National Day, 13 July (1878)

National symbol(s) [time series]

double-headed eagle

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

Albanian Coalition (includes Democratic Alliance in Montenegro [Mehmed BARDHI], Democratic Party [Fatmir DJEKA], and Albanian Alternative [Djerdj DAMAJ]) Bosniak Party or BS [Rafet HUSOVIC] Coalition for European Montenegro (bloc) [Milo DJUKANOVIC] (includes Democratic Party of Socialists or DPS [Milo DJUKANOVIC], Social Democratic Party or SDP [Ranko KRIVOKAPIC], and the Liberal Party of Montenegro or LP [Andrija POPOVIC]) Coalition FORCA for Unity (includes FORCA [Nazif CUNGU and Civic Initiative [Vaselj Sinistaj]) Croatian Civic Initiative or HGI [Marija VUCINOVIC] Democratic Center or DC [Goran BATRICEVIC] Democratic Front (bloc) [Miodrag LEKIC] (includes New Serb Democracy or NOVA [Andrija MANDIC], Movement for Change or PZP [Nebojsa MEDOJEVIC], a splinter faction of the Socialist People's Party or SNP, and the Pensioners' Party [Vojo VULETIC]) Democratic Serbian Party of Montenegro or DSS [Dragica PEROVIC] Democratic Union of Albanians or DUA [Mehmet ZENKA] Just Montenegro [Rade BOJOVIC] People's Party of Montenegro or NS [Dejan VUCICEVIC] Positive Montenegro [Darko PAJOVIC] Socialist People's Party or SNP [Srdan MILIC]

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

Suffrage [time series]

18 years of age, 16 if employed; universal

Introduction

Background [time series]

The use of the name Crna Gora (Montenegro) began in the 13th century in reference to a highland region in the Serbian province of Zeta. The later medieval state of Zeta maintained its existence until 1496 when Montenegro finally fell under Ottoman rule. Over subsequent centuries, Montenegro, while a part of the Ottoman Empire, was able to maintain a level of autonomy. From the 16th to 19th centuries, Montenegro was a theocracy ruled by a series of bishop princes; in 1852, it was transformed into a secular principality. Montenegro was recognized as an independent sovereign principality at the Congress of Berlin in 1878. After World War I, during which Montenegro fought on the side of the Allies, 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 State 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 barely exceeded 55% - the threshold set by the EU - allowing Montenegro to formally restore its independence on 3 June 2006.

Military

Manpower fit for military service [time series]

males age 16-49: 149,159 females age 16-49: 131,823 (2010 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually [time series]

male: 3,120 female: 3,677 (2010 est.)

Military and security forces (Military branches) [time series]

Armed Forces of the Republic of Montenegro: Army of Montenegro (includes Montenegrin Navy (Mornarica Crne Gore, MCG)), Air Force (2011)

Military service age and obligation [time series]

18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2012)

People and Society

Age structure [time series]

0-14 years: 15.3% (male 48,670/female 51,379) 15-24 years: 11.4% (male 35,750/female 38,516) 25-54 years: 47% (male 164,913/female 142,372) 55-64 years: 12.6% (male 40,618/female 41,398) 65 years and over: 13.8% (male 35,573/female 54,285) (2013 est.)

Birth rate [time series]

10.75 births/1,000 population (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 180

Child labor - children ages 5-14 [time series]

total number: 8,520 percentage: 10 % (2005 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight [time series]

2.2% (2006) country comparison to the world: 114

Contraceptive prevalence rate [time series]

39.4% (2005/06)

Death rate [time series]

9.17 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 64

Dependency ratios [time series]

total dependency ratio: 46.7 % youth dependency ratio: 27.5 % elderly dependency ratio: 19.2 % potential support ratio: 5.2 (2013)

Drinking water source [time series]

improved: urban: 99% of population rural: 96% of population total: 98% of population unimproved: urban: 1% of population rural: 4% of population total: 2% of population (2010 est.)

Education expenditure (Education expenditures) [time series]

Ethnic groups [time series]

Montenegrin 43%, Serbian 32%, Bosniak 8%, Albanian 5%, other (Muslims, Croats, Roma (Gypsy)) 12% (2003 census)

Health expenditure (Health expenditures) [time series]

9.3% of GDP (2011) country comparison to the world: 39

Hospital bed density [time series]

4 beds/1,000 population (2010)

Languages [time series]

Serbian 63.6%, Montenegrin (official) 22%, Bosnian 5.5%, Albanian 5.3%, unspecified (includes Croatian) 3.7% (2003 census)

Literacy [time series]

definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.5% male: 99.4% female: 97.6% (2011 est.)

Major infectious diseases [time series]

degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea vectorborne disease: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (2013)

Major urban areas - population [time series]

PODGORICA (capital) 144,000 (2009)

Maternal mortality ratio (Maternal mortality rate) [time series]

8 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) country comparison to the world: 161

Median age [time series]

total: 38.7 years male: 37.6 years female: 40.1 years (2013 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth [time series]

26.3 (2009 est.)

Nationality [time series]

noun: Montenegrin(s) adjective: Montenegrin

Obesity - adult prevalence rate [time series]

22.5% (2008) country comparison to the world: 79

Physician density (Physicians density) [time series]

2.03 physicians/1,000 population (2010)

Population [time series]

653,474 (July 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 168

Population growth rate [time series]

-0.56% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 226

Religions [time series]

Orthodox 74.2%, Muslim 17.7%, Catholic 3.5%, other 0.6%, unspecified 3%, atheist 1% (2003 census)

Sanitation facility access [time series]

improved: urban: 92% of population rural: 87% of population total: 90% of population unimproved: urban: 8% of population rural: 13% of population total: 10% of population (2010 est.)

Sex ratio [time series]

at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 0.95 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 0.97 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.15 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.66 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2013 est.)

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) (Unemployment, youth ages 15-24) [time series]

total: 37% country comparison to the world: 14 male: 35.5% female: 40% (2011)

Urbanization [time series]

urban population: 61% of total population (2010) rate of urbanization: 0.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Transnational Issues

Disputes - international [time series]

none

Refugees and internally displaced persons [time series]

refugees (country of origin): 8,504 (Kosovo) (2012) stateless persons: 3,383 (2012)

Transportation

Airports [time series]

5 (2013) country comparison to the world: 181

Airports - with paved runways [time series]

total: 5 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2013)

Heliports [time series]

1 (2012)

Merchant marine [time series]

total: 2 country comparison to the world: 141 by type: cargo 1, passenger/cargo 1 registered in other countries: 4 (Bahamas 2, Honduras 1, Slovakia 1) (2010)

Ports (Ports and terminals) [time series]

Bar

Railways [time series]

total: 250 km country comparison to the world: 124 standard gauge: 250 km 1.435-m gauge (169 km electrified) (2010)

Roadways [time series]

total: 7,763 km country comparison to the world: 142 paved: 5,365 km unpaved: 2,398 km (2010)