General information about Montenegro

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General information about Montenegro

Сообщение HainanWel.com(e)! » 04 мар 2011, 01:15

02/28/2011 General information about Montenegro

Country name:

conventional long form: none

conventional short form: Montenegro

local long form: none

local short form: Crna Gora

former: People's Republic of Montenegro, Socialist Republic of Montenegro, Republic of Montenegro

Location: Southeastern Europe, between the Adriatic Sea and Serbia

Geographic coordinates: 42 30 N, 19 18 E

Map references: Europe

Area: total: 13,812 sq km

country comparison to the world: 161

land: 13,452 sq km water: 360 sq km

Land boundaries: total: 625 km border countries: Albania 172 km, Bosnia and Herzegovina 225 km, Croatia 25 km, Kosovo 79 km, Serbia 124 km

Coastline: 293.5 km

Maritime claims: territorial sea: 12 nm

continental shelf: defined by treaty

Climate: Mediterranean climate, hot dry summers and autumns and relatively cold winters with heavy snowfalls inland

Terrain: highly indented coastline with narrow coastal plain backed by rugged high limestone mountains and plateaus

Elevation extremes: lowest point: Adriatic Sea 0 m highest point: Bobotov Kuk 2,522 m

Natural resources: bauxite, hydroelectricity Land use: arable land: 13.7% permanent crops: 1% other: 85.3%

Government type: republic

Capital: name: Podgorica

geographic coordinates: 42 26 N, 19 16 E

time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Administrative divisions: 21 municipalities (opstine, singular - opstina); Andrijevica, Bar, Berane, Bijelo Polje, Budva, Cetinje, Danilovgrad, Herceg Novi, Kolasin, Kotor, Mojkovac, Niksic, Plav, Pljevlja, Pluzine, Podgorica, Rozaje, Savnik, Tivat, Ulcinj, Zabljak

Independence: 3 June 2006 (from Serbia and Montenegro)

National holiday: National Day, 13 July (1878)

Legal system: based on civil law system; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

Population: 666,730 (July 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 165

Age structure: 0-14 years: 16% (male 52,645/female 54,846) 15-64 years: 70.3% (male 244,949/female 227,794) 65 years and over: 13.7% (male 37,217/female 54,729) (2010 est.)

Median age: total: 37.2 years male: 35.9 years female: 38.8 years (2010 est.)

Population growth rate: -0.777% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 229

Airports: 5 (2010) country comparison to the world: 182

Airports - with paved runways: total: 4 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2010)

Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2010)

Heliports: 1 (2010)

Railways: total: 250 km country comparison to the world: 125 standard gauge: 250 km 1.435-m gauge (electrified 169 km) (2007)

Roadways: total: 7,404 km country comparison to the world: 146 paved: 4,927 km unpaved: 2,477 km (2008)

Merchant marine: total: 2 country comparison to the world: 144 by type: cargo 1, passenger/cargo 1 registered in other countries: 5 (Bahamas 2, Honduras 2, Slovakia 1) (2010)

Ports and terminals: Bar

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Re: General information about Montenegro

Сообщение HainanWel.com(e)! » 08 апр 2015, 17:27


Lower prices for tours to Montenegro by 40% led to an increase in demand for the country among Russians


The average cost of the booked tour in Montenegro decreased by 40% in dollar terms compared to the previous year, which led to an increase in demand for the country among Russian tourists, reported the portal "Interfax-Tourism" on Friday analyst "TUI Russia" Kseniya Mazurova.

"Now the average cost of the booked travel to Montenegro for the summer for a week is $ 1,068 for two. A year ago, this figure was at $ 1,782. Thus, the foreign currency equivalent value of recreation decreased by an average of 40%", - explained K.Mazurova.

According to her, local hoteliers have offered discounts of up to 30% of their Russian partners. Pricing policy, as well as simplified rules of entry into the country boosted demand for Montenegro, while in other European areas there was a decline.

"Montenegro - visa-free area for which the overall depth of the unusually high sales. However, now our customers actively book their summer holiday on the Budva Riviera. Compared to March last year, the share of Montenegro in total sales in Europe have increased by 6% . We expect significant growth in demand in the coming months, "- said K.Mazurova.

Montenegro also topped the ranking of the budget lines of families with children during the May holidays versions of the portal Travel.ru. According to the online service, average daily budget for three in the resort of Budva will be 52 euros. This amount includes the cost of nights in the hotel, dinner at a restaurant or coffee shop and visit attractions.

Budva, according to experts, in the summer of 2015 will be the most popular region of holidays in Montenegro with a lot of cheap apartments and hotels category 3 *.

Because of the projected high demand for Montenegro, the tour operator "TUI Russia" expands summer offer, adding tours departing from St. Petersburg. Of the two capitals in Tivat flights will be carried out 3 times a week. Duration of tours will be from 3 to 21 days. Summer trip to Montenegro, you can book a 30% discount until 30 April.
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