CAPITAL
Podgorica
Population
630,548
Area
Land: 13.812 sq km
Water: 214 sq km
Total: 14.026 sq km
Language
Serbian, Bosnian, Albanian, Croatian, English
Religion
Orthodox, Catholic, Muslim
COASTLINE
Budva is the main tourist destination along the coast of Montenegro, located about one third way along the Adriatic Coast from the Croatian border. The country has a 283km Adriatic coastline with 117 beaches, parkland, the world's second deepest canyon, ski resorts, 40 large lakes.
CURRENCY
Euro
CLIMATE
Adriatic climate along the coast, hot, dry summers and autumns and relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall inland. There are approximately 240 days of sunshine a year.
COST OF LIVING
Montenegro has a relatively low cost of living.
HEALTH CARE
Adequate medical care is available in major cities but is not to the standards of industrialized countries.