Location: Southeastern Europe, between the Adriatic Sea and Serbia
Geographic coordinates: 42° 18' N, 19° 10.8' E
Coastline km: 293.5 km km
Climate: Mediterranean climate, hot dry summers and autumns and relatively cold winters with heavy snowfalls inland
Terrain: highly indented coastline with narrow coastal plain backed by rugged high limestone mountains and plateaus
Elevation: lowest point: Adriatic Sea 0 m highest point: Bobotov Kuk 2,522 m
Natural hazards: destructive earthquakes
Currency: euro (EUR)
Population: 684,736 (July 2007 est.)
Languages: Serbian, Bosnian, Albanian, Croatian
Capital: Podgorica
Divisions: 21 municipalities: Andrijevica, Bar, Berane, Bijelo Polje, Budva, Cetinje, Danilovgrad, Herceg Novi, Kolasin, Kotor, Mojkovac, Niksic, Plav, Pluzine, Pljevlja, Podgorica, Rozaje, Savnik, Tivat, Ulcinj, Zabljak