Montenegro
Interesting Facts
- Currency: The Euro
- Climate: Mediterranean
- Beaches: There is 293km of coastline with 117 beaches covering 73km
- Sunshine: Average 240 days per year
- Language: Serbian, but English is widely spoken
- Main Cities: Podgorica - the capital, Kotor and Budva
- Time Zone: + 1 hour GMT, + 2 hours in summer
- Visas: Tourist visas are not required, but work visas are required
- Area: 13,812 km2
- Population: 672,000
- Flying time: 2.5 hours from the UK
- The name Montenegro means Black Mountain which was probably derived from the thick "black" forests that in the mediaeval times covered Mount Lovcen.
- Montenegro has always been a problem for cartographers as it is almost impossible to write all the letters of its name into the small space it takes up on the map.
- Montenegro was declared an Ecological State in 1991.
- According to the World Tourism and Trade Council 2004 report, Montenegro is the fastest growing tourist destination in the World.
- The beautiful, island resort of Sveti Stefan has been bought out by luxury hotel group Aman Resorts and was restored to its former glory at the end of 2006.
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