Montenegro

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Montenegro is part of:
Balkans · Europe & CIS · South East Europe ·
Water Basins of Montenegro:
Sava · Struma · Vardar ·

Facts & Figures

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Capital

Podgorica

Neighbouring Countries

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Serbia

Total Area

14,026 km²

- Water

214 km² (1.53%) / 153 m²/ha

- Land

13,812 km²

Coastline

Population

630,548 (45 inhab./km²)

HDI^A

0.822 (2007)

Gini Coefficient^A

n/a (1995)

Nominal GDP^B

$4,515 million

GDP (PPP) Per Capita^B

$10,600

National UN Presence

FAO, UNDP, UNHCR, WHO, UNICEF, WB

Land Use^C

- Cultivated Land

km² (%)

- Arable

km² (13.7%)

- Permanent Crops

km² (1%)

- Irrigated

km²

- Non cultivated

km² (85.3%)

Average Annual Rainfall^D

Renewable Water Resources^E

km³

Water Withdrawals^F	12.6 km³/yr
- For Agricultural Use	n/a
- For Domestic Use	n/a
- For Industrial Use	n/a
- Per Capita	m³

Population with safe access to
- Improved Water Source	n/a
- Urban population	n/a
- Rural population	n/a
- Improved Sanitation	n/a
- Urban population	n/a
- Rural population	n/a

References & Remarks

^A UNDP Human Development Report

^B CIA World Factbook and Wikipedia

^C CIA World Factbook Country Profiles

^D Aquastat - FAO's Information System on Water and Agriculture

^E CIA World Factbook

^F Earthtrends

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2 Country Profile: Climate, Geography, Socio-Economic Context
3 Country Profile: Water Bodies and Resources
4 Country Profile: Legal and Institutional Environment
5 Country Profile: Water Sector Coordination
6 Country Profile: Trends in Water Use, Management and Sanitation
7 Country Profile: Challenges and Opportunities
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9 Projects and Case Studies
10 Publications
11 Who is Who
12 References
13 See also
14 External Resources

News

The country of Serbia and Montenegro split into the two independent countries of Serbia and Montenegro in June 2006.

Country Profile: Climate, Geography, Socio-Economic Context

Country Profile: Water Bodies and Resources

Montenegro has sufficient rainfall and relatively good protection of its water resources and sufficient ground and surface waters. Consequently Montenegro is not water-stressed.

Average consumption in Montenegro is extremely high, and that it is almost twice as high as the consumption in Western Europe (average 150 liters per capita per day).

In 2005, 99% of the population had access to improved sanitation facilities and 98.3% had access to improved sources for drinking water (MDG 3) for the same year was 98,3%. The quality of drinking water is regulatory monitored for the public water supply systems and is defined in accordance with WHO and EU standards.

Source: 2007 Speech by Minsitry of Health, Montenegro citing the National Strategy of Sustainable Development of Montenegro (Final Draft May 2006) accessed on the UNECE website ( The speech can be downloaded from the 'Resources and Links' section below )