Surface: 13.812 km2
Population: 662.000
Length of borders: 614 km
Largest town: Podgorica - administrative and economic center
Capital: Cetinje - historical and cultural center
Currency: Euro
Length of seacoast: 293 km
Length of beaches: 73 km
The longest beach: Velika plaza, Ulcinj - 13.000 m
The highest peak: Bobotov kuk - Durmitor - 2.522m
The largest lake: Skadar - 391 km2
The deepest canyon: Tara - 1.300 m
The largest bay: Boka Kotorska
Transport communications:
- Two international airports in Montenegro: Podgorica and Tivat
- Port Bar, port Kotor, port Herceg Novi and port Budva
- Rail-way Bar - Podgorica - Beograd
- The Adriatic HighwayTotal length of roads: 5.174 km
Length of railway: 249 km
Border crossings:
- Albania: Bozaj, Sukobin, Grncar
- Croatia: Debeli brijeg , Kobila
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: Sitnica, Vracenovici, Scepan polje, Metaljka, Ilino brdo, Krstac, Nudo, Sula
- Sea border: ports Bar, Kotor, Budva and Zelenika
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Documents necessary for traveling: Passport - national travel document
Visas:
For the stay in Montenegro of up to 30 days visa is not required for the citizens of the following countries:
Germany, France, Italy, Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Great Britain, Ireland, Iceland, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Cyprus, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Austria, Switzerland, Norway, Monaco, Malta, Lichtenstein, San Marino, Vatican, Andorra, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, Byelorussia, Moldova, Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Israel.
Foreign currency regulations:
Foreign citizens may bring into the country unlimited quantity of foreign currencies which have to be reported on the occasion of entering the country, in order to be able to take them out. Montenegrin citizens may take out of the country foreign currencies up to the amount of € 1.000.
TRAVEL INFORMATION
Border crossings
With Croatia: Debeli brijeg, Kobila
With Bosnia and Herzegovina: Sitnica, Vracenovici, Scepan polje, Metaljka, Ilino brdo, Krstac, Nudo, Sula
With Albania: Bozaj, Sukobin, Grncar
Crossing with Serbia: Rance, Cemerno, Dobrakovo, Kula, Drazenovac, Vuce
Vehicle insurance and road tolls
Vehicle insurance is mandatory and it is carried out at border crossings. The citizens of the countries which Montenegro has got a special agreement with are exempt from this obligation. Therefore, the green card is valid for the following countries: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Hungary, Morocco, Malta, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, Norway, Portugal, Poland, Romania, Republic of Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Holland, Great Britain, Tunis, Turkey, Ukraine, Israel, Iraq and Iran.
Railway traffic
Main railway route is Bar-Podgorica-Beograd.
Air transport
Passenger air traffic is carried out from two international airport: Podgorica and Tivat.
Montenegrin airline operator ''Montenegro Airlines'', keeps regular lines with Belgrade, Budapest, Vienna, Zurich, Frankfurt, Ljubljana and Rome. Also, regular lines with Montenegro are kept by JAT, Adria Airways, Pelican Blue Line which fly regularly to Belgrade, Ljubljana, Skopje and Bari.
Montenegro is linked with the world by the sea route. Passenger and cargo ferries keep regular lines Bar-Bari and Bar-Ancona. The ports of Bar, Budva, Kotor and Herceg Novi have got the status of international ports.
Source:
National Tourism Organization of Montenegro. - www.visit-montenegro.org
Information are presented by:
Montenegro Travel and Tourism directory. - www.touristinmontenegro.com |
