MONTENEGRO

Flag of Montenegro
 
Total area > 14,026 sq km
Population > 684,736 (July 2007 est.)
Population growth rate> -1% (2007 est.)
Main cities > Podgorica (capital) 136,473 | Niksic 58,212 | Pljevlja 21,377
Ethnic groups > Montenegrin 43% | Serbian 32% | Bosniak 8% | Albanian 5% | other (Muslims, Croats, Roma) 12%
Language > Serbian (official; Ijekavian dialect), Bosnian, Albanian, Croatian
Labor force > 259,100 (2004)

 

   POLITICAL DATA
Legal system > Montenegro declared its independence in 2006, after a legal referendum.
Government type > Republic
National legislature > Unicameral assembly (Skupstina) of 81 seats; elections held by direct vote every four years. The next are due in October 2010.
Parties > Seats >
Coalition for European Montenegro
Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) 33
Social Democratic Party (SDP) 7
Croatian Civic Initiative (HGI) 1
Serbian List
Serbian People's Party of Montenegro (SNS) 9
People's Socialist Party (NSS) 8
Party of Serb Radicals (SSR) 1
Coalition SNP-NS-DSS  
People's Party of Montenegro (NS) 2
Democratic Serbian Party of Montenegro (DSS) 1
Socialist People's Party (SNP) 1
Liberals & the Bosniak Party  
Bosniak Party (BS) 2
Liberal Party of Montenegro (LP) 1
Albanian Minority Parties 3
Electoral system > 18 years of age, universal suffrage; proportional representation.
National elections > president President Filip Vujanovic elected May 11, 2007, eligible for a second term.  Elections are by direct vote for five-year term, next to be held in 2012.  Prime minister proposed by president, accepted by Assembly.
Head of state > President Filip Vujanovic
Cabinet > As of October 20, 2008
Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic
Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Policy Vujica Lazovic
Deputy Prime Minister for EU Integration Gordana Djurovic
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, & Water Management Milutin Simovic
Minister of Culture, Sport & Media Branislav Mikunovic
Minister of Defence Boro Vucinic
Minister for Economic Development Branimir Gvozdenovic
Minister of Education & Science Sreten Skuletic
Minister of Finance Igor Luksic
Minister of Foreign Affairs Milan Rocen
Minister of Health, Labor & Social Welfare Miodrag Radunovic
Minister for Human & Minority Rights Fuad Nimani
Minister of Interior Affairs & Public Administration Jusuf Kalamperovic
Minister of Justice Miras Radovic
Minister of Maritime Affairs, Transportation & Telecommunications Andrija Lompar
Minister of Tourism & Environmental Protection Predrag Nenezic
Minister without Portfolio Suad Numanovic
Ambassador to US Miodrag Vlahovic
Permanent Representative to the UN Nebojsa Kaludjerovic
                          MACROECONOMICS
  2005            2006
Nominal GDP (USD bn) > 1.125    
Real GDP growth (%) > N/A  
Consumer price inflation (%) > 3.4  
Exports of goods fob (USD) > 171.3  
Imports of goods fob (USD m) > 601.3  
Trade balance (USD m) > -430.0  
Foreign exchange reserves (USD m) > N/A  
Total external debt (USD bn) > N/A  
Unemployment rate (% of labor force) > 27.7  
Exchange rate vs. USD > 0.8041  
Currency >          Euro       
Online Resources    
Government    
    Government of the Republic
    Office of the Prime Minister
    Ministry of Foreign Affairs
    Central Bank of Montenegro
Think Tanks, NGO's and International Organizations    
    Danube-River of Cooperation
Educational Institutions    
    University of Montenegro
Media  
    TV and Radio Montenegro
    Vijesti
    Pobjeda
    Monitor
    IN Television
  Radio Antena M
General  
  CIA - The World Factbook  -- Montenegro
  US Department of State - Montenegro
  BBC News - Country Profile -- Montenegro



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last update: October 20, 2008
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