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Montenegro
Montenegro is a country in Southeast Europe. About 631 000 people live there, in an area of 13 812 square kilometres. Its capital city is Podgorica.
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Where is Montenegro?
Montenegro lies in Southeast Europe, on the continent of Europe.
It sits in the northern half of the world, roughly 4 731 km from the equator.
It shares a border with 5 countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo and Serbia.
How big is Montenegro?
Montenegro covers 13 812 square kilometres.
That is about 5.3 times the size of Luxembourg.
Among the world's countries that makes it the 156th largest.
If everybody spread out evenly, there would be about 45.7 people on every square kilometre.
That is close to the world average of roughly 60 people per square kilometre.
Who lives in Montenegro?
About 631 000 people live in Montenegro.
That is the 162nd biggest population in the world.
People here speak Montenegrin.
They pay with the Euro (€).
The land of Montenegro
It lies between the tropics and the poles, which is the single biggest reason its weather is the way it is.
What makes Montenegro different?
Websites from here often end in .me.
Montenegro and the rest of the world
Out of every thousand people alive on Earth, about one lives in Montenegro.
It takes up about 0.01 % of all the land that countries stand on.
Within Europe the country ranks 37th of 45 by size, and 37th by population.
Montenegro and its neighbours
Serbia, its largest neighbour, is about 6.4 times bigger.
Serbia has more people: 7 million against 631 000.
Nature and animals
The highest mountain in the country is Zla Kolata, at 2 534 metres. The longest river in the country is the Tara. The largest lake in the country is Lake Skadar.
How big is Montenegro compared with the United States?
- The United States is about 679 times as big as Montenegro: 9 372 610 km² against 13 812 km².
- The United Kingdom is about 18 times as big as Montenegro: 242 900 km² against 13 812 km².
Questions children ask
What is the capital of Montenegro?
The capital of Montenegro is Podgorica. It is the city where the country's government works from.
How many people live in Montenegro?
About 631 000 people live in Montenegro, which makes it the 162nd most populated country in the world. (Source: World Bank, 2018.)
Which countries border Montenegro?
Montenegro borders Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo and Serbia — 5 neighbours in total.
How big is Montenegro?
Montenegro covers 13 812 square kilometres, making it the 156th largest country in the world. That is about 5.3 times the size of Luxembourg.
What is the highest mountain in Montenegro?
The highest mountain in Montenegro is Zla Kolata, 2 534 metres above sea level. It is the country's highest point.
What is the longest river in Montenegro?
The longest river in Montenegro is the Tara. Of its 143 kilometres, about 141 run through the country.
What is the largest lake in Montenegro?
The largest lake in Montenegro is Lake Skadar. The whole lake covers about 370 km², and part of it belongs to neighbouring countries.
Which continent is Montenegro in?
Montenegro is in Europe, in the part called Southeast Europe.
Where these numbers come from
Borders and outlines: Natural Earth. Names, capitals, areas, languages and currencies: ISO 3166 data (world-countries). Population: World Bank, 2018. Every derived figure on this page (ranks, density, distance from the equator) is calculated from those values.
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