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The latest version of the FIPS standard is called "Geopolitical Entities and Codes", published in 2010-04. It assigns new FIPS codes to the communes of Montenegro.

ISO 3166-1 Newsletter V-12, dated 2006-09-26, announces the splitting of Serbia and Montenegro into two countries. ISO 3166-2 Newsletter I-8, published on 2007-04-17, has ISO codes for the municipalities of Montenegro. They are shown in the table below.

FIPS 10-4 Change Notice 11, dated 2006-07-11, assigned new FIPS codes to Serbia and Montenegro as separate countries.

The international dialing prefix +382 has been assigned to Montenegro. When Serbia and Montenegro were united, they used the prefix +381. Now that prefix will apply to Serbia alone, after a six-month permissive period.

Country overview: 

Short name	MONTENEGRO
ISO code	ME
FIPS code	MJ
Language	Serbian (sr)
Time zone	+1~
Capital	Podgorica

 

Montenegro was an independent kingdom at the start of the 20th century. It was annexed to the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes when the latter was formed on 1918-12-01. The unified country's name became Yugoslavia in 1929. After the fall of Communism, Yugoslavia gradually split up into its former constituent republics. Montenegro was the last to split from Serbia in 2006.

Other names of country: 

1. Danish: Montenegro
2. Dutch: Montenegro
3. Finnish: Montenegro
4. French: Monténégro m
5. German: Montenegro n
6. Icelandic: Svartfjallaland
7. Italian: Montenegro m
8. Norwegian: Montenegro
9. Portuguese: Montenegro m
10. Serbian: Crna Gora
11. Russian: Черногория
12. Spanish: Montenegro m
13. Swedish: Montenegro
14. Turkish: Karadağ

Origin of name: 

Italian calque of Serbian crna: black, gora: mountain

Primary subdivisions: 

Montenegro is divided into 21 opštini (communes, or municipalities).

Commune	HASC	ISO	FIPS	Pop-2004	Pop-2003	Area(km.²)	Area(mi.²)
Andrijevica	ME.AN	01	MJ01	5,785	6,384	283	109
Bar	ME.BA	02	MJ02	40,037	45,223	598	231
Berane	ME.BE	03	MJ03	35,068	40,885	717	277
Bijelo Polje	ME.BP	04	MJ04	50,284	57,124	924	357
Budva	ME.BU	05	MJ05	15,909	16,095	122	47
Cetinje	ME.CE	06	MJ06	18,482	18,749	899	347
Danilovgrad	ME.DA	07	MJ07	16,523	16,400	501	193
Herceg Novi	ME.HN	08	MJ08	33,034	33,971	235	91
Kolašin	ME.KL	09	MJ09	9,949	9,975	897	346
Kotor	ME.KT	10	MJ10	22,947	23,481	335	129
Mojkovac	ME.MK	11	MJ11	10,066	10,274	367	142
Nikšić	ME.NK	12	MJ12	75,282	76,671	2,065	797
Plav	ME.PV	13	MJ13	13,805	21,604	486	188
Pljevlja	ME.PL	14	MJ14	35,806	36,918	1,346	520
Plužine	ME.PU	15	MJ15	4,272	4,294	854	330
Podgorica	ME.PG	16	MJ16	169,132	179,403	1,399	540
Rožaje	ME.RO	17	MJ17	22,693	27,562	432	167
Šavnik	ME.SA	18	MJ18	2,947	2,972	553	214
Tivat	ME.TI	19	MJ19	13,630	13,991	46	18
Ulcinj	ME.UL	20	MJ20	20,290	26,435	255	98
Žabljak	ME.ZA	21	MJ21	4,204	4,245	445	172
21 communes				620,145	672,656	13,759	5,312
HASC: Hierarchical administrative subdivision codes. Inherited from Serbia and Montenegro with CS.CG replaced by ME. ISO: Codes from ISO 3166-2. FIPS: "Geopolitical Entities and Codes." Pop-2004: 2003-10-31 census, corrected (see Note) Pop-2003: 2003-10-31 census, original

 

Note: The figures first published for the 2003 census were later revised downward. According to source [7], the Montenegro Statistical Office recalculated the census figures in 2004, eliminating citizens living abroad. 2004 data taken from Wikipedia; 2003 data from source [7].

Postal codes: 

Montenegro inherited a system of five-digit postal codes from Yugoslavia. In Montenegro, the codes all begin with '8'.

Territorial extent: 

Montenegro has no islands of any significance. Its largest two, Ada Bojana in the Adriatic Sea and Vranjina in Lake Skadar, are each under 5 km.². It has a short land border with Croatia.

Change history: 

1. 1918-12-01: Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes was proclaimed. For its history, and subsequently that of Yugoslavia, see Serbia.
2. 1946-07-13: Capital of Montenegro moved from Cetinje to Podgorica, which was simultaneously renamed Titograd.
3. 1992-04-02: Name of capital of Montenegro restored to Podgorica.
4. 2006-06-03: Montenegro became independent from Serbia and Montenegro.

Origins of names: 

1. Bijelo Polje: = white field
2. Herceg Novi: = new duke, renamed from Castelnuovo (Italian: New Castle) by Duke Stjepan Vukčić Kosača (1404-1466); see also Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sources: 

1. [1] Mardešić, Petar, and Zvonimir Dugački. Geografski Atlas Jugoslavije. Zagreb: Znanje, 1961.
2. [2] Mardešić, Petar, and Oto Oppitz. Jugoslavenski Leksikografski Zavod. Zagreb, 1969.
3. [3] Territory and Administration in Europe. Robert Bennett, ed. Pinter Publishers, London and New York, 1989.
4. [4] Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States 1992. Europa Publications Ltd., London, 1992.
5. [5] Statistical Pocket Book 1993. Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Belgrade, 1993.
6. [6] Montenegro in Yugoslavia, 1918-1992  (retrieved 2009-12-21)
7. [7] Serb Land of Montenegro  (retrieved 2009-12-21)