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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.
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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
- 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.
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- 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)
- Geographic coordinates:
- 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)
- Geology of Montenegro
- Geography of Europe
- Geography of Serbia and Montenegro
- Extreme points of Serbia and Montenegro
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