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HistoryCentral Est. 1996
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Montenegro

People

623,525
Population
World Bank · 2024
77.9 yrs
Life Expectancy
World Bank · 2024
65.5%
Urban Population
World Bank · 2024
98.5%
Literacy
World Bank · 2018

Montenegrins are closely related to neighboring Serbs; identity is fluid, and people variously identify as Montenegrin or Serb, alongside Bosniak, Albanian, and Croat minorities. Montenegrin and closely related South Slavic speech is used throughout.

The dominant faith is Eastern Orthodox Christianity, with Muslim and Catholic minorities.

Society

Montenegro has high literacy and a relatively stable population, with less demographic decline than many Balkan neighbors, buoyed by its tourism economy.

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