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Official name:
Montenegro
Region:

    General Information
    Region    Southern Europe
    Population (000, 2020)   628
    Pop. density (per km2, 2020)   46.7
    Capital city    Podgorica
    Capital city pop. (000, 2020)   177.2b,c
    UN membership date    28-Jun-06
    Surface area (km2)   13 812a
    Sex ratio (m per 100 f)   97.8
    National currency    Euro (EUR)
    Exchange rate (per US$)   0.9d
    Economic indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)4 1394 0535 507c
    GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)2.73.45.1c
    GDP per capita (current US$)6 630.06 464.78 771.7c
    Economy: Agriculturee (% of Gross Value Added)9.29.88.2c
    Economy: Industrye,f (% of Gross Value Added)20.517.419.5c
    Economy: Services and other activitye,g,h (% of GVA)52.557.155.6c
    Employment in agriculture (% of employed)6.2i7.77.8i
    Employment in industry (% of employed)18.7i17.519.2i
    Employment in services (% employed)75.1i74.873i
    Unemploymenti (% of labour force)19.617.514.8
    Labour force participation ratei (female/male pop. %)41.4 / 55.846.6 / 59.446.6 / 62.7
    CPI: Consumer Price Index (2010=100)100111117j,d
    Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)637166k
    International trade: exports (million current US$)437353459i,d
    International trade: imports (million current US$)2 1822 0502 903i,d
    International trade: balance (million current US$)- 1 745- 1 697- 2 444i,d
    Balance of payments, current account (million US$)-852-443-837d
    Social indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Population growth ratem (average annual %)0.30.1~0.0
    Urban population (% of total population)64.165.867.2d
    Urban population growth ratem (average annual %)0.80.6...
    Fertility rate, totalm (live births per woman)1.81.71.8
    Life expectancy at birthm (females/males, years)76.5 / 71.978.5 / 73.679.1 / 74.2
    Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)19.2 / 17.918.5 / 20.318.0 / 22.1
    International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.)78.5 / 12.671.7 / 11.471.0 / 11.3d
    Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)18.3n19.813.6d
    Infant mortality ratem (per 1 000 live births)10.94.32.8
    Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)22.42.8c
    Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)110.6 / 110.395.5 / 95.397.6 / 102.2c
    Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)101.9 / 99.093.5 / 92.090.5 / 89.3c
    Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)58.3 / 46.5... / ...64.9 / 47.9c
    Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)2.42.72.2c
    Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)11.117.329.6o
    Environment and infrastructure indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)37.5i68.1p71.5c
    Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)1.1q0.40.4c
    Threatened species (number)7285113
    Forested areai (% of land area)61.561.561.5a
    CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)2.6 / 4.22.4 / 3.82.2 / 3.5a
    Energy production, primary (Petajoules)353027a
    Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)776768a
    Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000)1 0881 5602 077c
    Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)11.111.111.1d
    Pop. using safely managed drinking water (urban/rural, %)94.6 / ...93.8 / ...93.8 / ...a
    Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural %)30.6 / ...30.1 / ...29.8 / ...a
    Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)1.952.412.83c
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