Montenegro

Montenegro

Montenegro ranks 84th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Vietnam, Ghana, and Côte d'Ivoire. Memorable people born in present day Montenegro include Radovan Karadžić, Alexander I of Yugoslavia, and Giovanni da Pian del Carpine. Memorable people who died in Montenegro include Sabbatai Zevi, Giovanni da Pian del Carpine, and Petar II Petrović-Njegoš. Montenegro has been the birth place of many soccer players and politicians and the death place of many politicians and religious figures.

Montenegro is a country in Southeast Europe. It is bordered by Bosnia and Herzegovina to the north, Serbia to the northeast, Kosovo to the east, Albania to the southeast, and Croatia and the Adriatic Sea to the northwest with a coastline of 293.5 km. Podgorica is the country's capital and its largest city. It covers 10.4% of Montenegro's territory of 13,812 square kilometres (5,333 sq mi), and is home to roughly 31% of its total population of 621,000. Cetinje is the former royal capital and cultural centre of Montenegro and is the location of several national institutions, including the official residence of the President of Montenegro. Read more on Wikipedia