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Montenegro

Montenegro · Црна Гора

Capital
Podgorica
Population
623,129 2025
Area
13,812 km²
Neighbours
4
Locator map of MontenegroMONTENEGROPodgoricaSERBIABOSNIA ANDHERZEGOVINACROATIAALBANIAITALYBULGARIAGREECENORTHMACEDONIAAdriatic SeaAegean Sea0100 km
Montenegro hatched, Podgorica marked with a triangle, land neighbours shaded. Orthographic projection centred on 42.7°N 19.4°E; the scale bar is true at the centre.

Montenegro lies in Southeast Europe and shares land borders with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia. It also borders Kosovo. At 13,812 km², it ranks 156th of 195 by area, close in size to the Bahamas and Timor-Leste.

Its population was 623,129 in 2025 (World Bank), the 30th-smallest of the 194 countries with data. That works out at 45 people per km². 65.6% of people lived in urban areas in 2025. The population shrank by 0.06% in 2025.

GDP per capita was US$14,817 in 2025 (World Bank, current US$), 67th of 191 and 38th of 44 in Europe. Life expectancy at birth was 77.9 years in 2024. Forest covers 61.5% of its land (2024).

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres. North to south it runs about 186 km, between 41.9°N and 43.5°N. Podgorica's antipode is in the South Pacific Ocean, about 1,260 km from New Zealand, the nearest land.

How it compares Europe: 45 countries

MeasureFigureWorldEurope
Population623,1292025, World Bank165th of 19438th of 44
Area13,812 km²world-countries156th of 19537th of 45
GDPUS$9.2 billion2025, World Bank, current US$152nd of 19141st of 44
GDP per capitaUS$14,8172025, World Bank, current US$67th of 19138th of 44
Population density45 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries138th of 19435th of 44
Life expectancy77.9 years2024, World Bank56th of 19433rd of 44
Urban population65.6%2025, World Bank89th of 19431st of 44
Forest area61.5% of land2024, World Bank28th of 1944th of 44
Population growth-0.06% a year2025, World Bank161st of 19428th of 44
Internet users88.9%2024, World Bank63rd of 18832nd of 44
Fertility rate1.80 births per woman2024, World Bank111th of 1942nd of 44
Land neighbours4world-countries; among the 195; also borders Kosovo59th of 19517th of 45
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaBahamas, Timor-Leste and Vanuatu

Closest in populationSuriname, Malta and Luxembourg

Neighbours 4 countries by land and 1 other area, nearest capital first

  • Albania135 km
    Podgorica to Tirana, capital to capital
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina170 km
    Podgorica to Sarajevo, capital to capital
  • Serbia279 km
    Podgorica to Belgrade, capital to capital
  • Croatia453 km
    Podgorica to Zagreb, capital to capital
  • Kosovo157 km
    Podgorica to Pristina, capital to capital; no separate sheet: not one of the 195 countries in this atlas

Montenegro also borders Kosovo. It is listed here but not counted or ranked as neighbours.

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Northern and Eastern
Capital
Podgorica
42.47°N 19.27°E
Northernmost latitude
43.54°N
Southernmost latitude
41.87°N
Westernmost longitude
18.44°E
Easternmost longitude
20.35°E
North to south
about 186 km
Antipode of Podgorica
42.47°S 160.73°W
in the South Pacific Ocean, about 1,260 km from the nearest land (New Zealand)