Country profile
Montenegro
Montenegro · Southeast Europe
👥 Population
623,129
World Bank · 2025
🏛 Capital
Podgorica
🗺 Area
13,812 km²
💹 GDP (nominal)
$9.23B
World Bank · 2025
📈 HDI
0.862
UNDP · 2023
📍 Pop. density
45 /km²
💱 Currency
EUR
Euro
🗣 Languages
Montenegrin
About Montenegro
Montenegro is a country in Southeast Europe, with Podgorica as its capital. It is home to roughly 623.13 thousand people, giving a population density of about 45 people per square kilometre. The country covers 13,812 km² of land and shares land borders with 5 neighbouring countries. Its economy is valued at approximately $9.23B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.862. The official currency is the Euro (EUR), and the main language is Montenegrin.
Key indicators
Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.
💹 Economy
GDP (PPP)
$21.24B
GDP/capita (PPP)
$34,063
GDP growth
2.7%
Inflation
3.9%
Unemployment
13.6%
👥 People
Life expectancy
77.9 yrs
Fertility rate
1.8
Pop. growth
-0.1%
Urban population
65.6%
Infant mortality /1k
1.9
🌍 Quality of Life
Internet users
88.9%
Literacy rate
98.5%
Physicians /1k
2.78
Renewable energy
39.6%
Travel & practical
Capital
Podgorica
Currency
EUR
Dialing code
+382
Internet TLD
.me
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Fun facts about Montenegro
- Montenegro is the 164th most populous country in the world, with about 623.13 thousand people.
- By land area it is the 156th-largest country in the world, covering 13,812 km².
- It has the world's 152nd-largest economy by nominal GDP ($9.23B).
- Montenegro shares land borders with 5 countries.
- It is classed by the UN as a country of very high human development, with an HDI of 0.862.
- Montenegro has a population density of about 45 people per square kilometre.
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