Montenegro Facts and Figures. BASIC FACTS Official name Capital Area Republic of Montenegro Podgorica 13,812 sq km 5,333 sq mi PEOPLE Population 678,177 (2008 estimate) Population growth Population growth rate -0.93 percent (2008 estimate) Projected population in 2025 635,537 (2025 estimate) Projected population in 2050 577,654 (2050 estimate) Population density 49 persons per sq km (2008 estimate) 127 persons per sq mi (2008 estimate) Urban/rural distribution Share urban Not available Share rural Not available Largest cities, with population Podgorica 138,000 (2002) Ethnic groups Montenegrin 43 percent Serb 32 percent B osniak 8 percent Albanian 5 percent O ther 12 percent Languages Ijekavian dialect of the Serbian language (also known as Montenegrin), Albanian, other Religious affiliations Orthodox Christian, Muslim, Roman Catholic, other HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Total 77.2 years (2008 estimate) Female 80.3 years (2008 estimate) Male 74.2 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate Literacy rate Total 10 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Not available Female Not available Male Not available Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) Not available Number of years of compulsory schooling Not available GOVERNMENT Form of government Republic Voting qualifications Universal at age 18 Constitution 19 October 2007 Armed forces Total number of military personnel Not available Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) Not available ECONOMY Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) 2.5 billion (2006) GDP per capita (U.S.$) 4,143.90 (2006) GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 7.8 percent (2006) I ndustry 17.6 percent (2006) Services 74.6 percent (2006) Employment Number of workers 290,784 (2006) Workforce share of economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing Not available I ndustry Not available Services Not available Unemployment rate Not available National budget (U.S.$) Total revenue Not available Total expenditure Not available Monetary unit 1 euro (EUR), consisting of 100 cents Major trade partners Germany, Greece, Italy, Switzerland SOURCES Basic Facts and People sections Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org). Health and Education section Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Government section Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data is from Military Balance. Economy section Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the statistical bureaus of individual countries, latest Europa World Yearbook, and various United Nations and International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications. Energy, Communication, and Transportation section Electricity information is from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database (www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper information is from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Note Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
