Montenegro: Flag and Facts
Montenegro's flag is red with a thin gold border and a golden double-headed eagle with a crown in the center.
- Capital
- Podgorica
- Region
- Southeast Europe
- Population
- 599,849 (2024)
- Languages
- Montenegrin
- Currency
- Euro
- Area
- 13,812 km² (5,333 sq mi)
- People
- Montenegrin
- Calling code
- +382
- Highest point
- Zia Kolata 2,534 m
- Independence
- 3 June 2006 (from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro)
- National symbols
- double-headed eagle
- Borders
- Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Serbia
About Montenegro
The eagle grips a scepter in one claw and a blue orb in the other. On its chest is a shield with a golden lion on green, under a blue sky. The eagle stands for church and state united, and the lion points to the roughly three and a half centuries of rule by bishops.
Crna Gora, meaning Black Mountain, became a place name in the 13th century for a highland area. Under the Ottomans from 1496, it was a semi-independent theocracy led by bishop princes, and in 1852 it turned into a secular principality. The Congress of Berlin recognized it as independent in 1878. It was absorbed into a larger Balkan kingdom in 1918 and later into socialist Yugoslavia. Voters chose independence again on 3 June 2006, and the country joined NATO in 2017. A narrow coastal plain sits along a jagged coastline, backed by high limestone mountains.
Did you know?
- Zia Kolata is the tallest peak in Montenegro at 2,534 m.
- Montenegro uses the euro as its currency.
- Statehood Day on 13 July honors events in 1878 and 1941.
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Questions about Montenegro
What is the capital of Montenegro?
Podgorica is the capital, with about 177,000 people as of 2018.
What language is spoken in Montenegro?
Montenegrin is the official language.
Sources
- CIA World Factbook, checked October 8, 2026
- REST Countries data (mledoze/countries), checked October 8, 2026
- Flag artwork: flag-icons (MIT), checked October 8, 2026
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