The country's English name derives from a Venetian calque of the Serbian phrase "Crna Gora", meaning literally "Black Mountain", deriving … See more

Since the breakup of the political union of Serbia and Montenegro in 2006, Montenegro has been an independent, sovereign state.
Montenegro is a See more

Ethnic structure
The 2011 census reported 620,029 citizens. Montenegro is a multiethnic state with no ethnic … See more

Antiquity
Modern-day Montenegro was part of Illyria and populated by the Indo-European-speaking See more

Montenegro features high peaks along its borders with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and Serbia. Its geography also … See more

The economy of Montenegro is mostly service-based and is in late transition to a market economy. According to the International Monetary Fund, the nominal GDP of … See more

Montenegrin culture has been shaped most importantly by Orthodox, Ottoman (Turk), Slavic, Central European, and seafaring Adriatic cultures (notably parts of Italy, like the See more