Montenegro,
officially the Republic of
Montenegro, is a country located in
southeastern Europe. It has a coast
on the Adriatic Sea to the south,
and borders Croatia to the west,
Bosnia and Herzegovina to the
northwest, Serbia to the northeast
and Albania to the southeast. Its
capital is Podgorica.Independent
from the late Middle Ages until
1918, the country was later a part
of various incarnations of
Yugoslavia and the state union of
Serbia and Montenegro. Based on the
results of a referendum held on May
21, 2006, Montenegro declared
independence on June 3, 2006. On
June 28, Montenegro became the 192nd
member state of the United Nations
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