Geographic coordinates of extreme points:
North: 43o32"NGL, 18o58"EGL
South: 41o52"NGL, 19o22"EGL
East: 42o53"NGL, 20o21"EGL Area: 13812 km2 Capital City: Podgorica ( 173 000 inhabitants )- administrative and economic centre Capital City (throne city): Cetinje- historic and cultural centre Population: 650 575 Official language: Serbian Religion: Majority of population belongs to the Christian Orthodox religion, Moslems and Catholics follow Religious holidays: Christmas, Easter, Bairam Public holidays:
January 1 – New Year
May 1 – International Labour Holiday
July 13 - Public holiday of Republic of Montenegro Border length: 614km Towards Croatia: 14km Towards Bosnia-Herzegovina: 225km Towards Serbia: 203 Towards Albania: 172 Length of the sea shore: 293.5km Length of beaches: 73km The longest beach: Great Beach of Ulcinj - 13km The highest peak: Bobotov kuk ( Mt. Durmitor ) 2522m The largest lake: Lake of Skadar-391km2 (the largest in the Balkans) The deepest canyon: River Tara -1300m (the largest in Europe) The largest bay: Boka Kotorska National parks:
Durmitor -39000ha
Lovcen - 6400ha
Mt. Biograd - 5400ha
Lake of Skadar - 40000ha
The worlds' natural and cultural heritage under UNESCO protection;
Kotor-old city
Durmitor with canyon of River Tara Time zone: GTM+1 Current system: 220V/50HZ Climate: Mediterranean Average January temperature: 5o C Average July temperature: 25o C Average sunshine days per year: 240 Bath season: 180 days Sea: Dark blue Transparency of sea: from 38 to 56m