By its geographic location, Montenegro belongs to Central Mediterranean, or South-East Europe.
Area: 13,812 square kilometres
Population: 673,094, inhabitants: below 700,000
Length of borders: 614 km
Border countries: Albania 172 km, Bosnia and Herzegovina 225 km, Croatia 25 km, Kosovo 79 km, Serbia 124 km
Capital city: Podgorica (173.100 inhabitants)- administrative and economic centre
Old royal capital: Cetinje – historic and cultural centre
President: Filip Vujanovic
Prime Minister: Igor Luksic
Independence/National Statehood Day: 21 May
Religions: Orthodox 74.2%, Muslim 17.7%, Catholic 3.5%, other 0.6%, unspecified 3%, atheist 1% (2003 census)
Length of sea coast: 293 km
Length of beaches: 52 km
Highest mountain peak: Bobotov kuk (Durmitor) – 2,523 m
Largest lake: Lake Skadar - 391 square kilometres
Deepest canyon: Tara Canyon - 1,300 m
Largest Bay: Boka Kotor Bay
Electric current: 220V/50Hz
Unit of measure: metric
Natural resources: bauxite, hydroelectricity
Time zone: GMT+1
Climate: Mediterranean
Average air temperature: in summer 27.4 C
Maximum sea temperature: 27.1 C
Average number of sunny days a year: 240
Swimming season: 180 days
Sea colour: deep blue
Sea visibility: from 38 to 56 m
Universities: University of Montenegro (public); University "Mediterranean" and UDG (private)