Geography of Montenegro

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The Republic of Montenegro (Serbian: Црна Гора, Crna Gora, meaning "black mountain") is a small, mountainous state in south-west Balkans, bordering Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Albania and the Adriatic Sea.

Contents 1 Terrain 1.1 The Coast 1.2 Rocky tablelands 1.3 Central Montenegrin depression 1.4 High mountains 2 Climate 2.1 Regions and municipalities of Montenegro 2.1.1 Regions 2.1.2 Municipalities 2.2 Major cities and towns in Montenegro 3 Geology 4 Natural Resources 5 Extreme points 6 Facts 7 See also

[edit] Terrain

[edit] The Coast

[edit] Rocky tablelands

[edit] Central Montenegrin depression

[edit] High mountains

[edit] Climate

[edit] Regions and municipalities of Montenegro

[edit] Regions

Main article: Geographical regions in Montenegro

[edit] Municipalities

Montenegro is divided into 21 municipality:

• Andrijevica
• Bar
• Berane
• Bijelo Polje
• Budva
• Cetinje
• Danilovgrad
• Herceg Novi
• Kolašin
• Kotor
• Mojkovac
• Nikšić
• Plav
• Pljevlja
• Plužine
• Podgorica
• Rožaje
• Tivat
• Ulcinj
• Šavnik
• Žabljak

[edit] Major cities and towns in Montenegro

• Podgorica (capital; 136,473 inhabitants)
• Nikšić (58,212)
• Pljevlja (21,377)
• Bijelo Polje (15,883)
• Herceg Novi (16,493, including Igalo)
• Berane (11,776)

The former royal capital and the seat of the throne is Cetinje.

[edit] Geology

[edit] Natural Resources

[edit] Extreme points

Main article: Extreme points of Montenegro

• To the North: 43°32' N, 18°58' E (Mocevici, Pljevlja municipality)
• To the South: 42°50' N, 19°22' E (Mala ada, Ulcinj municipality)
• To the East: 42°53' N, 20°21' E (Jablanica, Rožaje municipality)
• To the West: 42°29' N, 18°26' E {Prijevor, Herceg Novi municipality)

• Highest peak: Bobotov Kuk (Durmitor) - 2,522 m (8,274 ft)

[edit] Facts

• Geographic coordinates: 42°30′N 19°18′E
• Total area: 14,026 km²
  • Land area: 13,812 km²
  • Water area: 214 km²
• Population: 620,145 (2003 census); 630,548 (2004 estimate [1])
• Length of the coast (coastline): 293.5 km
• Length of the international borders: 625 km (total)
  • With Croatia: 14 km
  • With Bosnia and Herzegovina: 225 km
  • With Serbia: 203 km
  • With Albania: 172 km
• Land under cultivation: 517,153 ha
• Land use:
  • arable land: 13.7%
  • permanent crops: 1%
  • other: 85.3%
• Area - comparative: slightly smaller than Connecticut
• Points:
  • Lowest point: Adriatic Sea - 0 m
  • Highest point: Bobotov Kuk - 2,522 m (2.522 km)

[edit] See also

• Geology of Montenegro
• Geography of Europe
• Geography of Serbia and Montenegro
• Extreme points of Serbia and Montenegro

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