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

[[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.

'''Montenegro''' is a country located in Southeastern [[Europe]], that borders [[Croatia]], [[Serbia]], [[Bosnia]], [[Herzegovina]] and [[Albania]].

The use of the name Montenegro began in the 15th century when the Crnojevic dynasty began to rule the Serbian principality of Zeta; over subsequent centuries Montenegro was able to maintain its independence from the Ottoman Empire. From the 16th to 19th centuries, Montenegro became a theocracy ruled by a series of bishop princes; in 1852, it was transformed into a secular principality. After [[World War I]], Montenegro was absorbed by the Kingdom of [[Serb]]s, [[Croat]]s, and [[Slovene]]s, which became the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1929; at the conclusion of World War II, it became a constituent republic of the Socialist Federal Republic of [[Yugoslavia]].

 

The use of the name Montenegro began in the 15th century when the Crnojevic dynasty began to rule the Serbian principality of Zeta; over subsequent centuries Montenegro was able to maintain its independence from the [[Ottoman Empire]]. From the 16th to 19th centuries, Montenegro became a theocracy ruled by a series of bishop princes; in 1852, it was transformed into a secular principality. After [[World War I]], Montenegro was absorbed by the Kingdom of [[Serb]]s, [[Croat]]s, and [[Slovene]]s, which became the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1929; at the conclusion of World War II, it became a constituent republic of the Socialist Federal Republic of [[Yugoslavia]].

[[Category:European Countries]]

[[Category:European Countries]]