| Tours | Unesco WHS | Guidebooks |
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| groups tours with set departures |
World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
| Time zone: | GMT +1 (Central European time) |
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| Daylight savings: | GMT +1 hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
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| Main languages: | Montenegrin, Serbian | Other languages: Albanian, Bosnian |
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| Currency: |
euros (EUR) $1 = €0.89, £1 = €1.19 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .me | International Dialling Code: 382 |
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For help planning your trip to Montenegro including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Montenegro trip planning page.
Further information on Montenegro
Discover more about Montenegro - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 14,026 sq km (214 sq km under water)
Coastline: 294 km (Adriatic Sea)
Neighbours (border lengths): Albania (172km), Bosnia and Herzegovina (225km), Croatia (25km), Kosovo (79km), Serbia (124km)
Highest mountain: Bobotov Kuk (2,522m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Montenegro from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
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 | Freedom in the World | Free | - |
 | Democracy Index | Hybrid regime | 77/167 |
 | Economic Freedom | Moderately Free | 66/179 |
 | Press Freedom | Noticeable problems | 112/179 |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | Some rights | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | Medium corruption | 76/174 |
| Overall Ranking: | 62/195 | ||
Other Data & Links
Status: Independent Country
Population: 650,036 (rank: 163/196) Density: 46.3 people/sq km (rank: 133/196)
Ethnic groups: Montenegrin 43%, Serbian 32%, Bosniak 8%, Albanian 5%, other (Muslims, Croats, Roma (Gypsy)) 12% (2003 census)
Religions: Orthodox 74.2%, Muslim 17.7%, Catholic 3.5%, other 0.6%, unspecified 3%, atheist 1% (2003 census)
GDP (PPP): $7.43 billion GDP per capita: $11,900 (rank: 83/195)
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.