Physicians
2.8 /1,000per 1,000 people
#70 of 1872023
132% of world average
SERIAL · 499Europe
Montenegro
CapitalPodgorica
CurrencyEUR · euro
LanguageMontenegrin
Since2006
ISOMNE · ME
Population
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— THE COUNTRY —
Country in Southeast Europe
Montenegro is a country in Southeast Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Its 25 municipalities have a total population of 633,158 people in an area of 13,883 km2. It is bordered by Serbia to the northeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Kosovo to the east, Albania to the southeast, and Croatia to the west, and has a coastline along the Adriatic Sea to the southwest. The capital and largest city is Podgorica, while Cetinje is the Old Royal Capital and cultural centre.
Text: Wikipedia — MontenegroCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-31
— FACTS —
- Capital
- Podgorica
- Currency
- euro (EUR)
- Official language
- Montenegrin
- Drives on the
- Right
- Calling code
- +382
- Licence plate code
- MNE
- Top-level domain
- .me
- Independence / founding
- 03 Jun 2006
- Highest point
- Zla Kolata (2,534 m)
- Lowest point
- Adriatic Sea (0 m)
- Anthem
- Oj, svijetla majska zoro
— LAND —
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— MONEY —
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— HEALTH —
Nurses and midwives
6.1 /1,000per 1,000 people
#61 of 1962023
129% of world average
Hospital beds
3.8 /1,000per 1,000 people
#44 of 1572022
129% of world average
Access to clean drinking water
99.3%% of population
#75 of 2142024
109% of world average
Access to basic sanitation
97.8%% of population
#76 of 2132024
121% of world average
Suicide rate
11per 100,000 people
#135 of 1852021
132% of world average
Adults who smoke
37.2%% of adults
#157 of 1662024
188% of world average
HIV prevalence
0.1%% aged 15-49
#23 of 1532024
7% of world average
Tuberculosis cases
16per 100,000 people
#74 of 2082024
16% of world average
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Undernourishment
2.5%% of population
#41 of 1682023
25% of world average
Children vaccinated against measles
23.0%% of children 12-23 months
#193 of 1932024
27% of world average
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— LEARNING —
Adult literacy
98.5%% aged 15+
#22 of 1192018
118% of world average
Youth literacy
97.4%% aged 15-24
#62 of 1262018
107% of world average
Primary school enrolment
106.1%% gross
#50 of 2002023
105% of world average
Secondary school enrolment
93.9%% gross
#85 of 1882023
108% of world average
University enrolment
55.2%% gross
#69 of 1672023
111% of world average
Primary school completion
106.7%% of relevant age group
#14 of 1802023
119% of world average
Years of compulsory education
9.0 yrsyears
#140 of 1972025
90% of world average
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— WORK —
Unemployment
13.6%% of labour force
#168 of 1862025
197% of world average
Youth unemployment
24.4%% of labour force aged 15-24
#153 of 1862025
156% of world average
Labour force participation
58.0%% aged 15+
#119 of 1862025
96% of world average
Women in the labour force
51.2%% of women aged 15+
#112 of 1862025
101% of world average
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— EXTRAS —
Anthem
Oj, svijetla majska zoroAudio: Wikimedia Commons
Capital time
--:--:--Podgorica · approx. UTC+1
Landmarks
Q29000652Image: Wikimedia Commons 
The Venetian Works of defence between 15th and 17th centuriesImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Durmitor National ParkImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of KotorImage: Wikimedia Commons
People
Thaksin ShinawatraPrime Minister of Thailand form 2001 to 2006
Filip VujanovićMontenegrin politician
Milo Đukanović2nd President of Montenegro
Jakov MilatovićPresident of Montenegro since 2023
Milovan ĐilasYugoslav politician, theorist and author (1911-1995)
Stevan JovetićMontenegrin footballer (born 1989)
Mirko VučinićMontenegrin footballer
Dejan SavićevićMontenegrin footballer
Stefan SavićMontenegrin association football player
Dritan Abazovićprime-minister of Republic of Montenegro 2022–2023
Zdravko KrivokapićPrime Minister of Montenegro from 2020 to 2022
Anto DrobnjakMontenegrin footballer
History
03 Jun 2006Montenegro — founding / independence (Wikidata)
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1960 → now
2026
Population623,1292025
GDP$9.23B2025
GDP per person$14,8172025