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Montenegro in other languages: exonyms, Podgorica, municipalities

Montenegro is Crna Gora in Latin and Црна Гора in Cyrillic script, and its ISO codes are ME, MNE and 499. Below are the name in 163 languages and variants, the capital Podgorica in 49, the 25 municipalities of ISO 3166-2:ME and the anthem Oj, svijetla majska zoro.

Official languagesMontenegrin (crnogorski, црногорски); Albanian, Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian in official use

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ISO 3166-1alpha-2 · alpha-3 · numeric
Flag of Montenegro
ratio 1:2
alpha-2
ME
alpha-3
MNE
numeric
499
Crna Gora Montenegrin · Latin
Црна Гора Montenegrin · CyrillicRomanised Crna Gora
English
Montenegro
Capital
PodgoricaПодгорицаPodgorica

ISO 3166-1, checked 28 October 2026. ISO changed the full name to Montenegro on 8 April 2008. Flag: the Wikimedia Commons drawing, linked as a file because of its size.

01 · Exonyms

Montenegro in other languages: list of exonyms

Montenegro in 163 languages and variants, grouped where the spelling is shared, with ISO 639-3 codes and romanisation
LanguagesISO 639-3NameRomanised
English, Afrikaans, Aragonese, Breton, Catalan, Welsh, Danish, Esperanto, Basque, Faroese, Finnish, Kven, West Frisian, Friulian, Galician, Manx, Interlingua, Indonesian, Italian, Greenlandic, Limburgish, Lingala, Ladin, Maltese, Dutch, Norwegian, Novial, Occitan, Portuguese, Romansh, Aromanian, Spanish, Sardinian, Saterland Frisian, Swahili, Swedish, Walloon, Wolof, German, Luxembourgish, Low Germaneng / afr / arg / bre / cat / cym / dan / epo / eus / fao / fin / fkv / fry / fur / glg / glv / ina / ind / ita / kal / lim / lin / lld / mlt / nld / nor / nov / oci / por / roh / rup / spa / srd / stq / swa / swe / wln / wol / deu / ltz / ndsMontenegrosame as written
Asturian, Sicilian, Tetumast / scn / tetMontenegrusame as written
AymaraaymMuntinirusame as written
AzerbaijaniazeÇernoqoriya / ЧерногоријаÇernoqoriya
BambarabamMɔntenegirosame as written
BosnianbosCrna Gora / Црна Гора / ڄرنا غۉراCrna Gora
CzechcesČerná Horasame as written
Crimean TatarcrhMontenegro / МонтенегроMontenegro
KashubiancsbCzôrnogóra, Czôrnô Górasame as written
Lower SorbiandsbCarna Górasame as written
EstonianestMontenegro, Tšernogooriasame as written
FrenchfraMonténégrosame as written
Franco-ProvençalfrpMontènègrosame as written
GagauzgagÇernogoriya / ЧерногорияÇernogoriya
Scottish GaelicglaAm Monadh Neagrachsame as written
IrishgleMontainéagró, Montenegrosame as written
Haitian CreolehatMontenegwosame as written
CroatianhrvCrna Gorasame as written
Upper SorbianhsbČorna Horasame as written
HungarianhunMontenegrósame as written
IgboiboMọntenigrosame as written
IcelandicislSvartfjallalandsame as written
JavanesejavMontenégrosame as written
Jersey Norman FrenchjnfNièrmontsame as written
KarakalpakkaaChernogoriya / ЧерногорияChernogoriya
Kurmanji KurdishkurQaradaẍsame as written
LatinlatNigromontium, Montes Nigrae, Mons Nigersame as written
LatvianlavMelnkalnesame as written
LithuanianlitJuodkalnijasame as written
LatgalianltgMalnkalnejasame as written
MalagasymlgMôntenegrôsame as written
MoldovanmolMuntenegru / МунтенегруMuntenegru
MalaymsaMontenegro / مونتينيݢروMontenegro
NahuatlnahTlīltepēcsame as written
Norman FrenchnrmNeirmountsame as written
PolishpolCzarnogórasame as written
QuechuaqueYanaurqu, Muntinigrusame as written
Kalderash RomanirmyMuntenegro / मुन्तेनेग्रोMuntenegro
RomanianronMuntenegrusame as written
SlovakslkČierna Horasame as written
SloviosloCxerngora / ЧернгораCxerngora
SlovenianslvČrna gorasame as written
SamogitiansmgJoudkalnėjėsame as written
SomalisomMoontineegrosame as written
AlbaniansqiMali i Zisame as written
SilesianszlČornogůrasame as written
TurkmentukÇernogoriýa / ЧерногорияÇernogoriýa
TurkishturKaradağsame as written
UzbekuzbChernogoriya / Черногория / چېرناگارىيەChernogoriya
VepsvepČernagorasame as written
VolapükvolBlägabelänsame as written
VõrovorMontõnegrosame as written
ZazakizzaQaradağ, Montenegrosame as written
Old Church SlavonicchuЧрьна́ Гора́, Чрьного́риѥČrĭná Gorá, Črĭnogórije
Altai, Khakas, Karachay-Balkar, Kumyk, Lezgi, Russian, Tuvan, Udmurt, Kalmykalt / kjh / krc / kum / lez / rus / tyv / udm / xalЧерногорияČernogorija
Mongolian, Yakutmon / sahМонтенегроMontenegro
AbkhazabkЧерногориаČernogoria
AvaravaЧӏегӏермегӏерČ̣eʿermeʿer
BashkirbakЧерногория / ÇernogoriyaÇernogoriya
BelarusianbelЧарнагорыя / ČarnahoryjaČarnahoryja
BulgarianbulЧерна гораČerna gora
ChechencheЧерногори / ÇernogoriÇernogori
KazakhkazЧерногория / چەرنوگوريا / ÇernogorïyaÇernogorïya
KabardiankbdКъушъхьафӏыцӏэQuṣ̌ḥaḟyc̣ă
KyrgyzkirЧерногория / چەرنوگورىيا / ÇernogoriyaÇernogoriya
Kurdish (Caucasus)kmrЧерногори / ÇêrnogorîÇêrnogorî
KomikomЧерногория, СьӧдгӧрамуČernogorija, S'ödgöramu
Meadow MarimhrШемкурык Эл, ЧерногорийŠemkuryk Ėl, Černogorij
MacedonianmkdЦрна ГораCrna Gora
OssetianossЧерногориČernogori
RusynrueЧорна ГораČorna Hora
SerbiansrpЦрна Гора / Crna GoraCrna Gora
TatartatМонтенегро / Montenegro / مونتېنېگرو, Черногория / Çernogoriä / چېرنوگورىيەMontenegro, Çernogoriä
TajiktgkЧерногория / چیرناگاریه / CernogorijaCernogorija
UkrainianukrЧорногоріяČornohorija
Arabicaraالجبل الأسود, مونتينيغروal-Ǧabalu l-Aswad, Mūntīnīġrū
South Azerbaijaniazbچئرنوقورییا / ÇernoqoriyaÇernoqoriya
Sorani Kurdishckbمۆنتێنێگرۆ / MontênêgroMontênêgro
Persianfasمونته‌نگرو / MontenegroMontenegro
Western Punjabipnbمونٹی‌نیگروMōnṫīnīgrō
DariprsمانتینیگروMāntīnīgrō
PashtopusمانتينيګروMāntīnīgrō
Uyghuruigچېرنوگورىيە / Chérnogoriye / ЧерногорияChérnogoriye
Urduurdمونٹینیگرو, مانٹےنیگروMōnṫīnīgrō, Mānṫenīgrō
DhivehidivމޮންޓެނީގުރޯMonṫenīgurō
Syriacsyrܛܘܪܐ ܐܘܟܡܐṬūrā Ūkmā
HebrewhebמונטנגרוMōnṭenegrō
Ladinoladמונטיניגרו / MontenegroMontenegro
YiddishyidמאָנטענעגראָMontenegro
AmharicamhሞንቴኔግሮMontenegro
Greek (Demotic)ellΜαυροβούνιοMayrovoýnio
Greek (Katharevousa)ellΜαυροβούνιονMayrovoýnion
ArmenianhyeՉեռնոգորիա, ՄոնտենեգրոČ̕eṙnogoria, Montenegro
Georgian, Mingreliankat / xmfჩერნოგორია, მონტენეგროČ̣ernogoria, Montenegro
Lazlzzკარადაღი / K’aradağiK’aradaği
HindihinमोंटेनीगरोMoṃṭenīgro
Bengalibenমন্টিনিগ্রোMônṭinigro
Gujaratigujમોન્ટેનીગ્રોMonṭenīgro
Odiaoriମୋଣ୍ଟେନେଗ୍ରୋMoṇṭenegro
PunjabipanਮੋਨਟੀਨੀਗਰੋMonṭīnīgro
Sinhalasinමොන්‍ටිනිග්‍රෝMonṭinigrō
Kannadakanಮಾಂಟೆನೆಗ್ರೊMāṃṭenegro
Tamiltamமொண்டெனேகுரோ, மொண்டெனெக்ரோMoṇṭeṉēkurō, Moṇṭeṉekrō
Telugutelమాంటినిగ్రోMāṃṭinigrō
Chinesezho黒山/黑山Hēishān
JapanesejpnモンテネグロMonteneguro
Koreankor몬테네그로Montenegeuro
Tibetanbodམོན་ཊེནིག་རོ།Mon.tenig.ro
Burmesemyaမွန်တေနေးဂရိုးMũtenègáẏò
ThaithaมอนเตเนโกรMɔ̄ntēnēkrō
Khmerkhmម៉ុងតេណេក្រូ, ម៉ុងតេណេហ្គ្រូMuṅteṇekrū, Muṅteṇehkrū

Montenegrin, Serbian and Bosnian write the name in Latin and Cyrillic; Bosnian adds the old Arabic-based Arebica spelling. Albanian says Mali i Zi, and Russian and several languages of Russia use Черногория (Černogorija).

02 · NamesU+0426 CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER TSE

Crna Gora, Montenegro, Mali i Zi: the black mountain

Crna Gora and its translations all mean the same thing, the black mountain. Montenegro is a Venetian calque of the local phrase, a form that English, German, Spanish and some forty other languages took over unchanged. Slavic neighbours translate the words: Црна Гора in Serbian and Macedonian, Czarnogóra in Polish, Черногория in Russian. Albanian follows the same idea with its own words, Mali i Zi.

Every name of the state stands in two scripts. Montenegrin uses Latin and Cyrillic side by side, and so the municipalities, their seats, the towns and the anthem below appear in both. The official name of the state was Republika Crna Gora when the list was drawn up; since 2008 ISO records the full name simply as Montenegro.

The capital is Podgorica in nearly all languages. A few adapt the ending, such as Esperanto Podgorico, and Azerbaijani writes Podqoritsa.

03 · Podgorica

Podgorica in other languages

Podgorica in 49 languages and variants, grouped where the spelling is shared, with ISO 639-3 codes and romanisation
LanguagesISO 639-3NameRomanised
English, French, Latvian, Lithuanian, Samogitian, German, Luxembourgish, Low German, Irisheng / fra / lav / lit / smg / deu / ltz / nds / glePodgoricasame as written
AzerbaijaniazePodqoritsa / ПодгоритсаPodqoritsa
BosnianbosPodgorica / Подгорица / پۉدغۉرٖىڄاPodgorica
EsperantoepoPodgoricosame as written
West FrisianfryPodgorytsasame as written
MoldovanmolPodgorița / ПодгорицаPodgorița
MalaymsaPodgorica / ڤودݢوريچاPodgorica
RomanianronPodgorițasame as written
TurkmentukPodgoritsa / ПодгорицаPodgoritsa
TurkishturPodgoriçesame as written
UzbekuzbPodgoritsa / Подгорица / پادگارىتسەPodgoritsa
Old Church SlavonicchuПодъгорицаPodŭgorica
Bulgarian, Mongolian, Russianbul / mon / rusПодгорицаPodgorica
Bashkir, Serbianbak / srpПодгорица / PodgoricaPodgorica
BelarusianbelПадгорыца / PadhorycaPadhoryca
KazakhkazПодгорица / پودگوريتسا / PodgorïcaPodgorïca
KyrgyzkirПодгорица / پودگورئتسا / PodgoritsaPodgoritsa
TatartatПодгорица / Podgoritsa / پودگورىتساPodgoritsa
TajiktgkПодгоритса / پادگاریتسه / PodgoritsaPodgoritsa
UkrainianukrПодгорицяPodhorycja
ArabicaraبودغوريتساBūdġūrītsā
South Azerbaijaniazbپودقوریتسا / PodqoritsaPodqoritsa
Persianfasپودگوریتسا / PodgoritsâPodgoritsâ
Uyghuruigپودگورىتسا / Podgoritsa / ПодгорицаPodgoritsa
UrduurdپودگوریتساPōdgōrītsā
SyriacsyrܦܘܕܓܘܪܝܨܐPōdgōrīṣā
HebrewhebפודגוריצהPōdgōrīʦah
YiddishyidפּאָדגאָריצעPodgoriʦe
AmharicamhፖድጎሪጻPodgoriṣa
GreekellΠοντγκόριτσαPontgkóritsa
ArmenianhyeՊոդգորիցաPodgoric̕a
GeorgiankatპოდგორიცაPodgoric̣a
Kannadakanಪಾಡ್ಗೊರಿಕಾPāḍgorikā
Tamiltamபொட்கோரிகாPoṭkōrikā
Chinesezho波德戈裡察/波德戈里察Bōdégēlǐchá
JapanesejpnポドゴリツァPodogoritsa
Koreankor포드고리차Podeugoricha
Thaithaพอดกอรีตซา, พอดโกริกาPɔ̄tkɔ̄rītsā, Pɔ̄tkōrikā
04 · Municipalities

The 25 municipalities of Montenegro with ISO 3166-2 codes

Montenegro has one level of local government, the municipality (opština, општина; Albanian komuna). Each is named in Latin and Cyrillic script with its ISO code and its seat. The older list had 23; ISO 3166-2 has since added Tuzi in 2019 and Zeta in 2023.

Montenegro, ISO 3166-2:ME: 25 municipalities
ISO 3166-2LatinCyrillicEnglishAdministrative centreChange
Municipalities opštine25
ME-01 Opština AndrijevicaОпштина Андријевица Andrijevica AndrijevicaAndrijevica
ME-02 Opština BarОпштина Бар Bar BarBar
ME-03 Opština BeraneОпштина Беране Berane BeraneBerane
ME-04 Opština Bijelo PoljeОпштина Бијело Поље Bijelo Polje Bijelo PoljeBijelo Polje
ME-05 Opština BudvaОпштина Будва Budva BudvaBudva
ME-06 Opština CetinjeОпштина Цетиње Cetinje CetinjeCetinje
ME-07 Opština DanilovgradОпштина Даниловград Danilovgrad DanilovgradDanilovgrad
ME-22 Opština GusinjeОпштина Гусиње Gusinje GusinjeGusinje 2014 Added to ISO 3166-2 on 3 November 2014
ME-08 Opština Herceg NoviОпштина Херцег Нови Herceg-Novi Herceg NoviHerceg Novi
ME-09 Opština KolašinОпштина Колашин Kolašin KolašinKolašin
ME-10 Opština KotorОпштина Котор Kotor KotorKotor
ME-11 Opština MojkovacОпштина Мојковац Mojkovac MojkovacMojkovac
ME-12 Opština NikšićОпштина Никшић Nikšić NikšićNikšić
ME-23 Opština PetnjicaОпштина Петњица Petnjica PetnjicaPetnjica 2014 Added to ISO 3166-2 on 3 November 2014
ME-13 Opština PlavОпштина Плав Plav PlavPlav
ME-14 Opština PljevljaОпштина Пљевља Pljevlja PljevljaPljevlja
ME-15 Opština PlužineОпштина Плужине Plužine PlužinePlužine
ME-16 Opština PodgoricaОпштина Подгорица Podgorica PodgoricaPodgorica
ME-17 Opština RožajeОпштина Рожаје Rožaje RožajeRožaje
ME-18 Opština ŠavnikОпштина Шавник Šavnik ŠavnikŠavnik
ME-19 Opština TivatОпштина Тиват Tivat TivatTivat
ME-24 Opština TuziОпштина Тузи Tuzi TuziTuzi 2019 Added to ISO 3166-2 on 22 November 2019
ME-20 Opština UlcinjОпштина Улцињ Ulcinj UlcinjUlcinj
ME-21 Opština ŽabljakОпштина Жабљак Žabljak ŽabljakŽabljak
ME-25 Opština ZetaОпштина Зета Zeta GolubovciGolubovci 2023 Added to ISO 3166-2 on 23 November 2023

Codes and names: ISO 3166-2:ME on the ISO Online Browsing Platform, change history as tabulated in Wikipedia's ISO 3166-2:ME, checked 28 October 2026. Seats of Tuzi and Zeta: Wikipedia's Tuzi Municipality and Zeta Municipality. Albanian names given in the list: Komuna e Plavës (seat Plava) and Komuna e Ulqinit (seat Ulqini).

05 · Changes

From 21 to 25 municipalities

Montenegro entered ISO 3166-2 in April 2007 with 21 municipalities. Gusinje and Petnjica followed in November 2014, and both already appear in the older list with their seats. Tuzi was added in November 2019 and Zeta, with its seat at Golubovci, in November 2023.

Two municipalities carry Albanian names in the list as well: Plav, Komuna e Plavës in Albanian, and Ulcinj, Komuna e Ulqinit, whose seats are Plava and Ulqini.

06 · Towns

The ten largest towns in both scripts

  • Podgorica / Подгорица
  • Nikšić / Никшић
  • Pljevlja / Пљевља
  • Bijelo Polje / Бијело Поље
  • Cetinje / Цетиње
  • Bar / Бар
  • Herceg Novi / Херцег Нови
  • Berane / Беране
  • Budva / Будва
  • Ulcinj / Улцињ
07 · Anthem

National anthem: Oj, svijetla majska zoro

The anthem, adopted by law in 2004, is a nineteenth-century folk song; Sekula Drljević, who died in 1945, edited the text in 1944. The four stanzas are given first in Latin, then in Cyrillic script.

  • Oj, svijetla majska zoro / Majko naša Crna Goro / Sinovi smo tvog stijenja / I čuvari tvog poštenja
  • Volimo vas, brda tvrda, / I stravične vaše klance / Koji nikad ne poznaše / Sramotnoga ropstva lance.
  • Dok lovćenskoj našoj misli / Naša sloga daje krila, / Biće gorda, biće slavna / Domovina naša mila.
  • Rijeka će naših vala, / Uskačući u dva mora, / Glas nositi okeanu, / Da je vječna Crna Gora.
  • Ој, свијетла мајска зоро / Мајко наша Црна Горо / Синови смо твог стијења / И чувари твог поштења
  • Волимо вас, брда тврда, / И стравичне ваше кланце / Који никад не познаше / Срамотнога ропства ланце.
  • Док ловћенској нашој мисли / Наша слога даје крила, / Биће горда, биће славна / Домовина наша мила.
  • Ријека ће наших вала, / Ускачући у два мора, / Глас носити океану, / Да је вјечна Црна Гора.
08 · Questions

Questions about the names and municipalities of Montenegro

What does Montenegro mean?

Black mountain. Montenegro is the Venetian form; the local name Crna Gora and the Albanian Mali i Zi mean the same.

How many municipalities does Montenegro have?

25 in ISO 3166-2:ME, from ME-01 Andrijevica to ME-25 Zeta, the newest, added in November 2023.

What are the ISO codes of Montenegro?

ME (alpha-2), MNE (alpha-3) and 499 (numeric) in ISO 3166-1.