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Where is Montenegro




Where is Montenegro
Where is Montenegro located on the world map?
The given Montenegro location map shows that Montenegro is located in the south-eastern part of Europe. Montenegro map also shows that it shares its international boundaries with Croatia in the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina in the northwest, Serbia in the northeast, Kosovo in the east, and Albania in the southeast. Besides, it also has coastline along the Adriatic Sea.

The literal meaning of Montenegro is "Black Mountain". Podgorica is the largest and capital city of the country. Montenegro got its independence very recently i.e. in the year 2006. The government type of Montenegro is a parliamentary representative democratic republic featured with multi-party system. Under this political system the Prime Minister of Montenegro is the head of government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the Parliament of Montenegro; however, the executive power is exercised by the government. Montenegro is a member of the United Nations, the Council of Europe, the Central European Free Trade Agreement, and the Union for the Mediterranean. The economy of the country is largely depends upon the services. However, industries and agriculture collectively also have about one third contribution in the national economy. Tourism is also growing industries in the country.