AREAL – 13988 Km2
HABITANS – ca. 661000
RELIGION – 83% christian-orthodox
LANGUAGE – Montenegro-Serbian
POWER – 220V
VALUTA – €
PHONE TO MONTENEGRO – 00382 PLUS NB.
LENGTH OF COAST - 293 km
LENGTH OF BEACHES – 73 km
LONGEST BEACH – Big beach 13 KM
HIGHEST PEAK OF MONTENEGRO – Jezerski Vrh 2694 m (Prokletije mont. Massif)
BIGGEST LAKE – Skadar Lake 391km2
DEEPEST CANYON – of Tara River 1600 m
CLIMATE – Mediterranean and Continental
TEMPERATURE MEDIUM – summer 27,4 C
TEMPERATURE MAX. SEAWATER 27,1 C
SUNNY DAYS – 240 days
BATH SEASON – 180 days
SEA – Dark blue
TRANSPARENCY OF SEA – 38m to 56m depth
The most beautiful earth and land, that became when this planet was created is the Montenegro coast. Natures pearls were sowed over this area.
by Lord Byron
There are more story legends how the name Montenegro - Crna Gora
(black mountain) came from...
The first is that the sea people should have given it's name. Ahead of them there was a land so close to the sea, but at the same time so far away cause of the chain mountains that suddenly grew up from the coast.
The other was that the enemies should have given the name cause of the dark destiny that became upon them in these mountains.
But the most likely is that the name comes from Crnojevići, the last ruler of Zeta.
After the turks attack, they had to move from the straight, fertile ground to the mountains around Cetinje.
The fall of Zetas ruler and the exit of Crnojevići, reminded only the memories and the name – Crnojevića Gora
(Crno/black and Gora/mountain).
From there the abbreviation comes CRNA GORA - MONTENEGRO
Because of the inexplicable contrast the people named it also
"The land with six continents".
It is unknown who first used this name, but it's for sure that they were right.
On 0,14% of Europe continent surface, which is under the borders of Montenegro, You can explore face to face with everything that exist on this planet, according to all of its six continents.
Montenegro haves 40 lakes, and thanks to the carefulness of people and its speediness, the rivers of Montenegro are the cleanest in Europe.
The 80% of this country territory are forests, land and fields, with 2833 different growing plants, which is a quarter of Europe plants life.
The third of country surface is under protected nature, with five National parks and other protected objects of nature, where lives 52 different plants, 314 animal species and a complete sort of bats, some of theme can only be find here.
In 1979, the city of Kotor joined the UNESCO World Heritage Site,
in the same year, the bay of Kotor is written in UNESCO list of world natural and cultural gardens.
In 1980, the National park Durmitor with canyon Tara is written in UNESCO list of world natural gardens.
