World Factbook
Montenegro
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Area
land
13,452 sq km
water
360 sq km
total
13,812 sq km
Climate
Mediterranean climate, hot dry summers and autumns and relatively cold winters with heavy snowfalls inland
Terrain
highly indented coastline with narrow coastal plain backed by rugged high limestone mountains and plateaus
Land use
other
18.9% (2023 est.)
forest
61.5% (2023 est.)
agricultural land
19.6% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 0.7% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 0.4% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 18.5% (2023 est.)
Location
Southeastern Europe, between the Adriatic Sea and Serbia
Coastline
293.5 km
Elevation
lowest point
Adriatic Sea 0 m
highest point
Zia Kolata 2,534 m
mean elevation
1,086 m
Irrigated land
24 sq km (2012)
Map references
Europe
Land boundaries
total
680 km
border countries
Albania 186 km; Bosnia and Herzegovina 242 km; Croatia 19 km; Kosovo 76 km; Serbia 157 km
Maritime claims
territorial sea
12 nm
continental shelf
defined by treaty
Natural hazards
destructive earthquakes
Geography - note
strategic location along the Adriatic coast
Natural resources
bauxite, hydroelectricity
Area - comparative
slightly smaller than Connecticut; slightly larger than twice the size of Delaware
Geographic coordinates
42 30 N, 19 18 E
Population distribution
highest population density is concentrated in the south and southwest; the extreme eastern border is the least populated area
Major lakes (area sq km)
fresh water lake(s)
Lake Scutari (shared with Albania) - 400 sq km note - largest lake in the Balkans
Major watersheds (area sq km)
Atlantic Ocean drainage
(Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)