Outline of Montenegro

The Flag of Montenegro		The Coat of arms of Montenegro

Location of  Montenegro  (Green)

in Europe  (Dark Grey)  —  [Legend]

An enlargeable map of Montenegro

Montenegro is a sovereign country located on the Balkan Peninsula in Southern Europe.^[1] It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south and borders Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia and Kosovo to the northeast, Albania to the southeast. Its capital and largest city is Podgorica, while Cetinje is designated as the Prijestonica (meaning the old royal capital or former seat of the throne).

The thousand-year history of the Montenegrin state begins in the 9th century with the emergence of Duklja, a vassal state of Byzantium. In those formative years, Duklja was ruled by the Vojislavljevic dynasty. In 1042, at the end of his 25-year rule, King Vojislav won a decisive battle near Bar against Byzantium, and Duklja became independent. Duklja's power and prosperity reached their zenith under King Vojislav's son, King Mihailo (1046–81), and his son King Bodin (1081–1101).^[2] From the 11th century, it started to be referred to as Zeta. It ended with its incorporation into Raska, and beginning with the Crnojevic dynasty, Zeta was more often referred to as Crna Gora or by the Venetian term monte negro. A sovereign principality^[3] since the Late Middle Ages, Montenegro saw its independence from the Ottoman Empire formally recognized in 1878. From 1918, it was a part of various incarnations of Yugoslavia. On the basis of a referendum held on 21 May 2006, Montenegro declared independence on 3 June. On 28 June 2006, it became the 192nd member state of the United Nations,^[4] and on 11 May 2007 the 47th member state of the Council of Europe.^[5] On 15 December 2008, Montenegro presented its official application to the European Union, with the hopes of gaining EU candidate status by 2009.^[6]

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Montenegro:

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Montenegro

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: Montenegro
• Official English country name: Montenegro
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Montenegrin
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Montenegro
• International rankings of Montenegro
• ISO country codes: ME, MNE, 499
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:ME
• Internet country code top-level domain: .me

Geography of Montenegro

Main article: Geography of Montenegro

• Montenegro is: a country
• Location:
  • Eastern Hemisphere
  • Northern Hemisphere
    • Eurasia
      • Europe
        • Southern Europe
          • Balkans (also known as "Southeastern Europe")
  • Time zone: Central European Time (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02)
  • Extreme points of Montenegro
    • High: Zla Kolata 2,534 m (8,314 ft)
    • Low: Adriatic Sea 0 m
  • Land boundaries: 625 km

 Bosnia and Herzegovina 225 km

 Albania 172 km

 Serbia 203 km

 Croatia 25 km

• Coastline: Adriatic Sea 293.5 km

• Population of Montenegro: 598,000 - 162nd most populous country
• Area of Montenegro: 13,812 km²
• Atlas of Montenegro

Environment of Montenegro

Main article: Environment of Montenegro

• Climate of Montenegro
• Environmental issues in Montenegro
• Ecoregions in Montenegro
• Renewable energy in Montenegro
• Geology of Montenegro
• Protected areas of Montenegro
  • Biosphere reserves in Montenegro
  • National parks of Montenegro
• Wildlife of Montenegro
  • Flora of Montenegro
  • Fauna of Montenegro
    • Birds of Montenegro
    • Mammals of Montenegro

Natural geographic features of Montenegro

• Glaciers of Montenegro
• Islands of Montenegro
• Lakes of Montenegro
• Mountains of Montenegro
• Rivers of Montenegro
• World Heritage Sites in Montenegro

Regions of Montenegro

Main article: Regions of Montenegro

Ecoregions of Montenegro

Main articles: List of ecoregions in Montenegro and Ecoregions in Montenegro

Administrative divisions of Montenegro

Main article: Administrative divisions of Montenegro

• • Municipalities of Montenegro

Municipalities of Montenegro

Main article: Municipalities of Montenegro

• Capital of Montenegro: Podgorica
• Cities of Montenegro

Demography of Montenegro

Main article: Demographics of Montenegro

Government and politics of Montenegro

Main article: Government of Montenegro and Politics of Montenegro

• Form of government:
• Capital of Montenegro: Podgorica

• Elections in Montenegro
  • (specific elections)
• Political parties in Montenegro
• Political scandals of Montenegro
• Taxation in Montenegro

Branches of the government of Montenegro

Main article: Government of Montenegro

Executive branch of the government of Montenegro

• Head of state: President of Montenegro,
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Montenegro,
• Cabinet of Montenegro

Legislative branch of the government of Montenegro

• Parliament of Montenegro (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Senate of Montenegro
  • Lower house: House of Commons of Montenegro

Judicial branch of the government of Montenegro

Main article: Court system of Montenegro

• Supreme Court of Montenegro

Foreign relations of Montenegro

Main article: Foreign relations of Montenegro

• Diplomatic missions in Montenegro
• Diplomatic missions of Montenegro
• Montenegro-Serbia relations

International organization membership

Montenegro is a member of:^[1]

Central European Initiative (CEI) Council of Europe (CE) Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Criminal Court (ICCt) International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) International Development Association (IDA) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Organization for Migration (IOM) International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (correspondent) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Partnership for Peace (PFP) Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI) United Nations (UN) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) Universal Postal Union (UPU) World Customs Organization (WCO) World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Trade Organization (WTO) (observer)

Law and order in Montenegro

Main article: Law of Montenegro

• Capital punishment in Montenegro
• Constitution of Montenegro
• Crime in Montenegro
• Human rights in Montenegro
  • LGBT rights in Montenegro
  • Freedom of religion in Montenegro
• Law enforcement in Montenegro

Military of Montenegro

Main article: Military of Montenegro

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Montenegro
• Forces
  • Army of Montenegro
  • Navy of Montenegro
  • Air Force of Montenegro
  • Special forces of Montenegro
• Military history of Montenegro
• Military ranks of Montenegro

Local government in Montenegro

Main article: Local government in Montenegro

History of Montenegro

Main article: History of Montenegro, Timeline of the history of Montenegro, and Current events of Montenegro

• Economic history of Montenegro
• Military history of Montenegro

Culture of Montenegro

Main article: Culture of Montenegro

• Architecture of Montenegro
• Cuisine of Montenegro
• Ethnic minorities in Montenegro
• Festivals in Montenegro
• Humor in Montenegro
• Languages of Montenegro
• Media in Montenegro
• National symbols of Montenegro
  • Coat of arms of Montenegro
  • Flag of Montenegro
  • National anthem of Montenegro
• People of Montenegro
• Prostitution in Montenegro
• Public holidays in Montenegro
• Records of Montenegro
• Religion in Montenegro
  • Buddhism in Montenegro
  • Christianity in Montenegro
  • Hinduism in Montenegro
  • Islam in Montenegro
  • Judaism in Montenegro
  • Sikhism in Montenegro
• World Heritage Sites in Montenegro

Art in Montenegro

• Art in Montenegro
• Cinema of Montenegro
• Literature of Montenegro
• Music of Montenegro
• Television in Montenegro
• Theatre in Montenegro

Sports in Montenegro

Main article: Sports in Montenegro

• Football in Montenegro
• Montenegro at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Montenegro

Main article: Economy of Montenegro

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 149th (one hundred and forty ninth)

• Agriculture in Montenegro
• Banking in Montenegro
  • National Bank of Montenegro
• Communications in Montenegro
  • Internet in Montenegro
• Companies of Montenegro

• Currency of Montenegro: Euro (see also: Euro topics)
  • ISO 4217: EUR

• Economic history of Montenegro
• Energy in Montenegro
  • Energy policy of Montenegro
  • Oil industry in Montenegro
• Mining in Montenegro
• Tourism in Montenegro
• Transport in Montenegro

• Montenegro Stock Exchange

Education in Montenegro

Main article: Education in Montenegro

Infrastructure of Montenegro

• Health care in Montenegro
• Transportation in Montenegro
  • Airports in Montenegro
  • Rail transport in Montenegro
  • Roads in Montenegro
• Water supply and sanitation in Montenegro

See also

	Montenegro portal
	Europe portal

Main article: Montenegro

• Index of Montenegro-related articles
• List of international rankings
• List of Montenegro-related topics
• Member state of the United Nations
• Montenegrin language
• Outline of Europe
• Outline of geography

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Montenegro". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 14, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mj.html. Retrieved July 23, 2009. 
2. ^ http://www.montenegro.org/duklja.html
3. ^ http://www.montenegro.org/balsic.html
4. ^ List of members to the United Nations by joining date
5. ^ Directorate of Communication - The Republic of Montenegro becomes 47th Council of Europe member state
6. ^ Montenegro files EU membership application

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Montenegro

• Republic of Montenegro
• Photogallery - Montenegro's nature
• Wikimedia Atlas of Montenegro
• Montenegro at the Open Directory Project
• Outline of Montenegro travel guide from Wikitravel
• Montenegro entry at The World Factbook