Basic facts about Montenegro

Montenegro is located in South-eastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the South, and borders Croatia (25 km) on the West, Bosnia and Herzegovina (225 km) on the Northwest, Serbia (203 km) on northeast and Albania (172 km) on the southeast.

Geographic coordinates: 42 30 N, 19 18 E

Capital: Podgorica

Area: total: 14,026 km2

Land: 13,812 km2

Water: 214 km2

Land boundaries: total: 625 km

Coastline: 293.5 km

Elevation extremes: lowest point: Adriatic Sea 0 m

Highest Point: Bobotov Kuk, 2,522 m

Land use: arable land: 13.7%

Permanent crops: 1%

Other: 85.3%

Climate: Summers are hot and dry, with an average temperature of 27.40ºC (81.32 ºF). Despite these hot temperatures, summer nights are accentuated by night cooling which often means there can be a great difference in temperature between day and night. Winters are mild, rainy and short, and never reach a temperature less than 0ºC (32ºF). 

Maximum sea temperature: 27.10ºC (80.78 ºF).

Average number of solar days per year: 240 days.

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