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Montenegro – 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 Serbia in the late 1180s. Beginning with the Crnojević dynasty (late 15th century), Upper 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] on 11 May 2007 the 47th member state of the Council of Europe;[5] and on 5 June 2017, the 29th member of NATO. On 15 December 2008, Montenegro presented its official application to the European Union, with the hopes of gaining EU candidate status by 2009.[6]

General reference

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Geography of Montenegro

Geography of Montenegro

 Bosnia and Herzegovina 225 km
 Albania 172 km
 Serbia 203 km
 Croatia 25 km

Environment of Montenegro

Natural geographic features of Montenegro

Regions of Montenegro

Regions of Montenegro

Ecoregions of Montenegro

List of ecoregions in Montenegro

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Administrative divisions of Montenegro

Administrative divisions of Montenegro

Municipalities of Montenegro

Municipalities of Montenegro

Demography of Montenegro

Demographics of Montenegro

Government and politics of Montenegro

Politics of Montenegro

Branches of the government of Montenegro

Government of Montenegro

Executive branch of the government of Montenegro

Legislative branch of the government of Montenegro

Judicial branch of the government of Montenegro

Court system of Montenegro

Foreign relations of Montenegro

Foreign relations of Montenegro

International organization membership

Montenegro is a member of:[1]

Law and order in Montenegro

Law of Montenegro

Military of Montenegro

Military of Montenegro

Local government in Montenegro

Local government in Montenegro

History of Montenegro

History of Montenegro

Culture of Montenegro

Culture of Montenegro

Art in Montenegro

Sports in Montenegro

Sports in Montenegro

Economy and infrastructure of Montenegro

Economy of Montenegro

Education in Montenegro

Education in Montenegro

See also

Montenegro

References

  1. 1 2 "Montenegro". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 14, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Duklja (Doclea), the first Montenegrin state". Archived from the original on 1997-01-16.
  3. ↑ "Zeta (Duklja) under the second Montenegrin dynasty, the Balsic (1356-1427)". www.montenegro.org. Archived from the original on 16 January 1997. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  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

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