MONTENEGRO- INFO

BASIC

• Surface Area: 13 812 sq km
• Borders: Italia (across the Adriatic Sea), Albania, Serbia, Bosnia and Hercegovina and Croatia.
• Capital City: Podgorica
• Population: 624 241 (2007)
• Official language: Montenegrin
• Population (Age structure & projected population growth):
  • Population aged (0-14) - 20.0%
  • Population aged (15-64) - 67.2%
  • Population aged (65+) - 12.8%
  • Population growth rate: 0.03% (medium variant from 2005-2010)

ECONOMIC

• Natural Resources:
  Bauxite, hydroelectricity.
• Industries:
  Steelmaking, agricultural processing, consumer goods, tourism.
• Agriculture – products: Grains, tobacco, potatoes, citrus fruits, olives, grapes; sheepherding; commercial fishing negligible.
• Currency & Code : Euro; Code: EUR
• Industrial Growth: 0,1%
• GDP (in currency): 2807.9 EUR millions (2007)
• GDP Growth::  10.7% (2007)
• GDP per capita: EUR 3,674 (2007)
• Consumer Inflation: 9.0% (2008)
• Unemployment: 11.9 % (2007)
• Foreign Direct Investment: (in currency): n/a
• Current Account(in currency): minus 0.477 EUR billions
• Public Debt: (as % of GDP): n/a
• External debt(in currency): n/a
• Exports(in currency): 108045 EUR millions(2007)
• Imports(in currency): 16447 EUR millions (2007)

TRAVEL TIPS

CLIMATE

• The contrasts in the land (topography) are related to climate. While the Mediterranean climate prevails at the seaside, in the closest hinterland, only few air-distance kilometers away, the dominant climate is continental.

GETTING AROUND

• Car Rental Companies: Delta Car, Sixt Rent a Car, Nelt Rent a Car
• Taxi Companies: Taxi de Lux,Taxi Stanica Budva,CITY TAXI
• Banks: Central Bank of Montenegro, AtlasMont Bank, Hypo-Alpe-Adria Bank, Komercijalna banka Budva, Podgorička banka - Société Générale group, Opportunity Bank

WHERE TO STAY

• Luxury Hotels: Hotel Podgorica, Hotel City, Hotel Best Western Premier, Apart-hotel Premier

WHAT TO SEE

• Main Squares: Republic Square
• History and Culture: Old Turkish town, King Nikola's castle, St. George's church, Monument to King Nikola, Millennium bridge
• Shopping:
• Parks and Gardens: