Europe · Southeast Europe
Capital: Podgorica
Montenegro
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Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #157
Montenegro's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
623,129
#166 of 196
15th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
View data source ↗GDP (Nominal)
$9.23B
#154 of 196
22nd percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Military Expenditure
$150.0M
#137 of 196
30th percentile
2024 · SIPRI via World Bank WDI
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$19.9M
#119 of 196
39th percentile
2019 · UNESCO UIS and World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Manufacturing Output
$275.7M
#157 of 196
20th percentile
2024 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Quick facts
- Capital
- Podgorica
- Region
- Europe
- Subregion
- Southeast Europe
- Country code
- MNE
Three interesting facts
Montenegro shares land borders with 5 countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, and Serbia.
Montenegro spans roughly 13,812 square kilometers, placing it around 156th by area in this factbook.
Montenegro’s position in Southeast Europe places it within a distinctive network of regional trade routes and migration paths.
Geography
Montenegro on the map
Montenegro is located in Southeastern Europe, between the Adriatic Sea and Serbia. Its terrain is highly indented coastline with narrow coastal plain backed by rugged high limestone mountains and plateaus. The climate is Mediterranean climate, hot dry summers and autumns and relatively cold winters with heavy snowfalls inland. In area, the country is slightly smaller than Connecticut, slightly larger than twice the size of Delaware.
Economy
Economic profile
Montenegro's economy is characterized by upper-middle-income, small Balkan economy, uses euro as de facto currency, reduced growth due to slowdown in tourism and industrial production, new impetus for EU accession under Europe Now government, energy price cap and declining food and services prices easing inflation rate. Major industries include steelmaking, aluminum, agricultural processing, consumer goods, tourism. Important agricultural products include milk, potatoes, watermelons, grapes, sheep milk, cabbages, oranges, eggs, goat milk, figs (2023). Notable exports include electricity, aluminum, copper ore, aluminum ore, packaged medicine (2023).
Demographics
People and population
Montenegro has an estimated population of 623,327. Language and cultural traditions vary across Montenegro. The population includes Montenegrin 45%, Serbian 28.7%, Bosniak 8.7%, Albanian 4.9%, Muslim 3.3%, Romani 1%, Croat 1%, other 2.6%, unspecified 4.9% (2011 est.). The urban population represents 68.5% of total population (2023).
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