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[[Image:Montenegro national costume.gif|frame|Montenegrin man in national costume]]

[[Image:MontenegroMap.gif|thumb|300px|A map of Montenegro]]

In 2006, '''Montenegro''' invoked its right under the Constitutional Charter of [[Serbia]] and Montenegro to hold a referendum on independence from the state union. The vote for severing ties with Serbia exceeded 55% - the threshold set by the [[European Union]] - allowing Montenegro to formally declare its independence in [[June]] of 2006.

In 2006, '''Montenegro''' invoked its right under the Constitutional Charter of [[Serbia]] and Montenegro to hold a referendum on independence from the state union. The vote for severing ties with Serbia exceeded 55% - the threshold set by the [[European Union]] - allowing Montenegro to formally declare its independence in [[June]] of 2006.