The Republic of Montenegro on the southeastern Adriatic coast in SoutheastEurope with the capital Podgorica covers 13,812 km². The country's name Crna Gora means "Black Mountain" and refers to the mountainous land. The state borders in the far west with Croatia, in the northwest with Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the northeast with Serbia, in the east with Kosovo and in the southeast with Albania. After a referendum in 1992, Montenegro initially remained with Yugoslavia. After the breakup of Yugoslavia, the remaining state was called Serbia and Montenegro from 2003. Finally, Montenegro also became an independent state through another referendum in 2006.
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