Montenegro
Montenegro
Capital Podgorica
13,812 km² · 623,129 people (2025) · Euro
Small and vertical: from the Adriatic to peaks over 2,500 m in about 40 km. The Bay of Kotor is a drowned river canyon often mistaken for a fjord, and the Tara canyon on the northern border is the deepest gorge in Europe at around 1,300 m.
The facts
- Capital
- Podgorica
- Area
- 13,812 km² — 5,333 sq mi
- Population
- 623,129 (2025)
- Density
- 45.1 people per km²
- Currency
- Euro (EUR, €)
- Official language
- Montenegrin
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Calling code
- +382
- Drives on the
- right
- ISO codes
- ME · MNE
- Continent
- Europe
How it compares
- By area
- 158 of 200
- By population
- 169 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Timor-Leste | 14,874 | 1,418,517 |
| Bahamas | 13,880 | 403,033 |
| Montenegro ← | 13,812 | 623,129 |
| Vanuatu | 12,189 | 335,169 |
| Qatar | 11,586 | 2,972,215 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Montenegro?
- Podgorica
- What currency does Montenegro use?
- The Euro (EUR).
- How big is Montenegro?
- 13,812 km², or 5,333 square miles — 158 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Montenegro drive on?
- The right.
Related pages
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)