Montenegro ( /ˌmɒntɨˈneɪɡroʊ/ (help·info) or /ˌmɒntɨˈniːɡroʊ/), (Montenegrin Montenegrin language is a South Slavic language, spoken in Montenegro, and in the Montenegrin diaspora. It is based on the Shtokavian dialect. It is the official language of the country: Црна Гора/Crna Gora, listen (help·info)) (meaning "Black Mountain" in Montenegrin) is a country located in Southeastern Europe The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains, which run through the centre of Bulgaria into eastern Serbia. The region has a combined area of 550,000 km2 (212,000 sq mi) and a population of about 55 million people. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea The Adriatic Sea is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges. The Adriatic Sea is a part of the Mediterranean Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia Croatia ( /kroʊˈeɪʃə/ ; Croatian: Hrvatska pronounced [xř̩ʋaːtskaː]), officially the Republic of Croatia (Croatian: Republika Hrvatska listen (help·info)), is a country in central and southeastern Europe, at the crossroads of the Pannonian Plain, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean Sea. Its capital (and largest city) is Zagreb. Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina (pronounced /ˈbɒzni.ə ænd hɜrtsɨˈɡoʊvɨnə/ or /ˈbɑzni.ə ænd hɛrtsəgoʊˈvinə/ (Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian Latin: Bosna i Hercegovina; Serbian Cyrillic: Босна и Херцеговина) is a country in South-East Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to to the northwest, Serbia Serbia /ˈsɜrbiə/ (Serbian: Србија, Srbija), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: Република Србија, Republika Srbija), is a country located in both Central and Southeastern Europe. Its territory covers the southern part of the Pannonian Plain and central part of the Balkans. Serbia borders Hungary to the north; to the northeast, Kosovo Kosovo is a disputed territory in the Balkans. Its majority is governed by the partially-recognised Republic of Kosovo (Albanian: Republika e Kosovës; Serbian: Република Косово, Republika Kosovo), a self-declared independent state which has de facto control over the territory; the exceptions are some Serb enclaves. Serbia does not[a] to the east and Albania Albania /ælˈbeɪniə/ (Albanian: Shqipëri/Shqipëria, Gheg Albanian: Shqipnia or Shqypnia), officially the Republic of Albania (Albanian: Republika e Shqipërisë, pronounced [ɾɛpuˈblika ɛ ʃcipəˈɾiːs]), is a Mediterranean country in South Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Montenegro to the north, Kosovo[a] to the northeast, Macedonia to the southeast [3]. Its capital A capital is the area of a country, province, region, or state, regarded as enjoying primary status; although there are exceptions, a capital is almost always a city which physically encompasses the offices and meeting places of the seat of government and fixed by law. Alternate terms include capital city and political capital; the latter phrase and largest city is Podgorica Podgorica, sometimes transliterated Podgoritsa , is the capital and largest city of Montenegro. It is at 42°28′12″N 19°16′48″E / 42.47°N 19.28°E, 44 metres (140 ft) above sea level, while Cetinje Cetinje is a town in Montenegro, located at ( 42°23′11″N 18°55′30″E / 42.38639°N 18.925°E ). It is also a historical and the secondary capital of Montenegro (Пријестоница/Prijestonica), with the official residence of the President of Montenegro. It had a population of 15,137 as of 2003 is designated as the Prijestonica (Пријестоница), meaning the former Royal Capital City.[4].
The thousand year history of the Montenegrin state begins in the 9th century with the emergence of Duklja Duklja or Diokletija was a Serbian/Montenegrin medieval state with hereditary lands roughly encompassing the territories of the modern-state Montenegro (Zeta River, Lake Scutari and the Bay of Kotor) and bordering with Travunia at Kotor. Duklja was at first a vassal of the Eastern Roman Empire until it won its independence in the mid-11th century,, a vassal state of Byzantium Byzantium was an ancient Greek city, which was founded by Greek colonists from Megara in 667 BC and named after their king Byzas or Byzantas (Βύζας or Βύζαντας in Greek). The name "Byzantium" is a Latinization of the original name Byzantion. The city is what later evolved to be the center of the Byzantine Empire (the Greek-. In those formative years, Duklja Duklja or Diokletija was a Serbian/Montenegrin medieval state with hereditary lands roughly encompassing the territories of the modern-state Montenegro (Zeta River, Lake Scutari and the Bay of Kotor) and bordering with Travunia at Kotor. Duklja was at first a vassal of the Eastern Roman Empire until it won its independence in the mid-11th century, was ruled by the Vojislavljevic dynasty The House of Vojislav was a medieval dynasty that inherited the claims over Duklja of the old ruling House of Saint Vladimir and the Serbian House of Vlastimir dynasty. It ruled Duklja and the surrounding territories; including Zahumlje, Rascia and Bosnia, where the dynasty's side branches have become rulers. It lasted from 1034 until 1186, when. In 1042, at the end of his 25-year rule, King Vojislav won a decisive battle near Bar Bar is a coastal town in Montenegro. It has a population of 13,719 (2003 census). Bar is the centre of Bar municipality and a major seaport of Montenegro against Byzantium, and Duklja became independent. Duklja's power and prosperity reached their zenith under King Vojislav's son, King Mihailo (1046-81), and his son King Bodin (1081-1101).[5]. From the 11th century, it started to be referred to as Zeta Zeta was a principality whose territory approximately encompassed present-day Montenegro. It was named after the Zeta River. It ended with its incorporation into Raska Raška was the central and most successful medieval Serbian state (or župa, area ruled by a župan) that unified neighboring Serbian tribes into a main medieval Serbian state in the Balkans, and beginning with the Crnojevic dynasty, Zeta was more often referred to as Crna Gora or by the Venetian Venetian or Venetan is a Romance language spoken by over two million people, mostly in the Veneto region of Italy. The language is called vèneto or vènet in Venetian, veneto in Italian; the variant spoken in Venice is called venexiàn/venesiàn or veneziano, respectively. Although wrongly referred to as an Italian dialect , even by its speakers, term monte negro. A sovereign principality Zeta is the sixth letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 7. It was derived from the Phoenician letter Zayin . Letters that arose from Zeta include the Roman Z and Cyrillic З (Ze)[6] since the Late Middle Ages The Late Middle Ages is a term used by historians to describe European history in the period of the 14th and 15th centuries . The Late Middle Ages were preceded by the High Middle Ages, and followed by the Early Modern era (Renaissance), Montenegro saw its independence from the Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire or Ottoman State , also known by its contemporaries as the Turkish Empire or Turkey (see the other names of the Ottoman State), was an empire that lasted from 1299 to November 1, 1922 (as an imperial monarchy) or July 24, 1923 (de jure, as a state). It was succeeded by the Republic of Turkey, which was officially proclaimed on formally recognized in 1878. From 1918, it was a part of various incarnations of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia is a term that describes three political entities that existed successively on the western part of Balkan Peninsula in Europe, during most of the 20th century. On the basis of a referendum The Montenegrin independence referendum was a referendum on the independence of the Republic of Montenegro from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro that was held on 21 May 2006 held on 21 May 2006, Montenegro declared independence on 3 June.
Montenegro is a member of the United Nations The United Nations Organization or simply United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and the achieving of world peace. The UN was founded in 1945 after World War II to replace the League of, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe is the world's largest security-oriented intergovernmental organization. Its mandate includes issues such as arms control, human rights, freedom of the press and fair elections. Most of its 3,500-plus staff are engaged in field operations, with only around 10% in its headquarters, the Council of Europe The Council of Europe is the oldest international organisation working towards European integration, having been founded in 1949. It has a particular emphasis on legal standards, human rights, democratic development, the rule of law and cultural co-operation. It has 47 member states with some 800 million citizens and CEFTA As of 1 May 2007, the parties of the CEFTA agreement are: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia and UNMIK[a]. Montenegro is also a potential candidate The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro started the process of Accession to the European Union in November 2005, when negotiations over a Stabilisation and Association Agreement began. In May 2006, Montenegro voted for independence in a referendum and the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro was dissolved. Serbia continued with the existing for membership of the European Union The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 member states, located primarily in Europe. Committed to regional integration, the EU was established by the Treaty of Maastricht on 1 November 1993 upon the foundations of the European Economic Community. With almost 500 million citizens, the EU combined generates an estimated 30% share ( and NATO The North Atlantic Treaty Organization ; French: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique Nord (OTAN)), also called "the (North) Atlantic Alliance", is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on April 4, 1949. The NATO headquarters are in Brussels, Belgium, and the organization. Montenegro presented its official application to the European Union, with the hopes of gaining EU candidate status by 2009,[7] and applied for a Membership Action Plan Enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is the process of including new member states in NATO. NATO is a military alliance of currently democratic states in Europe and North America whose organization constitutes a system of collective defence. The process of joining the alliance is governed by Article 10 of the North Atlantic Treaty on November 5, 2008, with the hopes it would be accepted in 2009.[8]. Additionally, Montenegro is a founding member of the Union for the Mediterranean The Union for the Mediterranean , officially known by the full name of Barcelona Process: Union for the Mediterranean (BP:UfM) and previously known as the "Mediterranean Union" (Italian: Unione mediterranea, French: Union méditerranéenne), is a community initiated on 13 July 2008 by French President Nicolas Sarkozy. It is a new upon its establishment in 2008.
Contents |
Reuters
... Bosnia, Serbia, Kosovo and Montenegro . Shares of Petrol firmed 0.3 percent to 325.99 euros on Wednesday, while Slovenia's SBI index lost 0.36 percent. ...
Slovene company Petrol interested in fuel retailer Crobenz. ISI - Emerging Markets
all 13 news articles »
776px x 388px | 188.70kB
[source page]
montenegro 7 JPG 15 Apr 2007 14 21 155k montenegro m1 JPG 18 Mar 2001 18 19 29k montenegro m148 JPG 15 Apr 2007 14 21 189k montenegro html 14 Jul 2008 16 32 4k
admin
Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:22:54 GM
In Rick Steve's Europe regular weekly colum, . Montenegro. was featured in the article titled Intriguing . Montenegro. . Here is an excerpt from the article: There's a buzz among travelers that humble little . Montenegro. is becoming a new ...
Q. If they won who would have the trophy? Who would defend the title? If FIFA allows this, then maybe a whole lot of smaller countries should get together and create a team of all their best players. Seems a bit strange to me, two footballing countries together to get the best team. Yes, I know that's how they qualified and the country existed then - but it doesn't now. Maybe there is some hope of getting a British team together after all. Ummm... Americans Breaking news...Montenegro declares independence 3rd June 2006...Serbia confirms the break-up on the union 6th June 2006. You can't believe anything the CIA says. Actually, I don't really care about this. I guess at best it will make for an interesting quiz question in a few years… [cont.]
Asked by fetid_billy - Sun Jun 11 20:45:03 2006 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
A. S&M is playing cos they qualified for the World Cup as a team. They have only separated a week before the start of the World Cup finals, so it wouldn't make sense to disallow them from playing, or allow them to participate as two separate teams. As for the trophy, a duplicate will be made, so the actual and duplicate will be rotated between the two countries during the four years that they hold the cup. Of course, the chances of them winning are slim. Serbia will then be defending the title in the next World Cup, cos 22 of the 23 players in the current squad is Serbian! Only one is from Montenegro. And note that S&M used to be one country - they only split recently. Which means that countries aren't allowed to simply pool their players… [cont.]
Answered by ^^ - Sun Jun 11 22:35:18 2006
