Montenegro

Geography

Location: Southeastern Europe, be­tween the Adriatic Sea and Serbia. Area: I 3,81 2 sq km.

People

Population: 684,736 (2007). Popula­tion growth rate: -I (2007). Reli­gions: Orthodox, Muslim, Roman Catholic. Languages: Serbian (Ijekavian dialect—official).

Government

Capital: Podgorica {administrative capital); Cetinje (capital city). National anthem: Oj, svijetla majska zoro. Gov­ernment type: Republic. Indepen­dence: 3 June 2006 (from Serbia and Montenegro); note: a referendum on in­dependence was held 21 May 2006. Legal system: based on civil law system. Executive branch: Chief of state: President Filip Vujanovic (since I I May 2003). Head of government:
Prime Minister Zeljko Sturanovic (since 13 November 2006). Judicial branch:
Constitutional court and Supreme Court.

Economy

Currency: Euro. Currency conver­sion: Euro per Indian rupee—0.0182 (June 2007 est.). GDP: Purchasing power parity—$3,443 billion (2006 est.). GDP—per capita: Purchasing power parity—$3,800 (2005 est.). In­flation rate: 3.4% (2004). Exports: $171.3 million (2003). Imports: $601.7 million (2003).

Transport and Communications

Airports: Podgorica Airport. Tele­phones: 177,663 (2005). Mobile cel­lular: 543,220 (2005). Internet users: 50,000 (2004). Internet country code: me ISD code: 382.