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Montenegro Quick Facts

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Capital of Montenegro
Podgorica. Cetinje is the Old Royal Capital.
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Official language
Montenegrin, according to the 2007 Constitution.
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Currency
The euro, used since 2002 although Montenegro is not in the euro area.
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Number of seats in Parliament
81, in a single chamber called the Skupština.
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President's election
Chosen directly by citizens for a five-year term.
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Independence Day
21 May, for the referendum of 2006.
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Statehood Day
13 July.
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Meaning of Crna Gora
Black Mountain.
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Neighbouring countries
Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo and Albania.
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Sea on the coast
The Adriatic Sea.
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Largest lake in the Balkans, shared with Albania
Lake Skadar.
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Number of national parks
Five: Durmitor, Biogradska Gora, Lovćen, Lake Skadar and Prokletije.
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Highest peak of the Durmitor massif
Bobotov Kuk, 2,523 metres.
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Deepest canyon in Montenegro
The Tara River Canyon, about 1,300 metres deep.
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UNESCO site on the Adriatic bay
The Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor, listed in 1979.
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UNESCO site in the mountains
Durmitor National Park, listed in 1980.
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Year of joining the United Nations
2006.
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Year of joining NATO
2017.
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Year of joining the Council of Europe
2007.
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Year EU accession negotiations opened
2012.
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Author of Gorski vijenac
Petar II Petrović Njegoš.
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Njegoš's mausoleum
On Mount Lovćen, designed by the sculptor Ivan Meštrović.
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Famous smoked ham
Njeguški pršut, from a village near Cetinje.
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Main red wine grape
Vranac.
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Women's handball at the 2012 Olympics
The Montenegrin team won the silver medal.