At a glance
Tiny Montenegro's Mediterranean coastline plays at the feet of Balkan mountains. Its walled towns and mixture of Orthodox and Catholic churches and its cultural blend of Montenegrin, Serb, Albanian and Croatian have survived the vicissitudes of history and are breezing in to the future.
Fast Facts
- Full name:
- Republic of Montenegro
- Capital city:
- Podgorica
- Area:
- 13,810 sq km / 5,333 sq miles
- Population:
- 620,000
- Time Zone:
- GMT/UTC +1 (Greenwich Mean Time)
- Language:
- Montenegrin (essential)
Serbian (other)
- Religion:
- Serbian Orthodox, Montenegrin Orthodox, Roman Catholic
- Currency:
- euro
- Electricity:
- 220V 50Hz
- Electric plug details:
- European plug with two circular metal pins


