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Armed Forces of Montenegro |
The military of Montenegro is a fully professional standing army under the Ministry of Defence and is composed of the Montenegrin Ground Army, the Montenegrin Navy, and the Montenegrin Air Force, along with special forces. Conscription was abolished in 2006. The military currently maintains a force of 1,920 active duty members. The bulk of its equipment and forces were inherited from the armed forces of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro; as Montenegro contained the entire coastline of the former union, it retained practically the entire naval force. |
Montenegro was a member of NATO's Partnership for Peace program and then became an official candidate for full membership in the alliance. Montenegro applied for a Membership Action Plan on 5 November 2008, which was granted in December 2009. Montenegro is also a member of Adriatic Charter. Montenegro was invited to join NATO on 2 December 2015 and on 19 May 2016, NATO and Montenegro conducted a signing ceremony at NATO headquarters in Brussels for Montenegro's membership invitation. Montenegro became NATO's 29th member on 5 June 2017, despite Russia's objections. The government plans to have the army participate in peacekeeping missions through the UN and NATO such as the International Security Assistance Force. |
=== Administrative divisions === |
Montenegro is divided into twenty-four municipalities (''opština''). This includes 21 District-level Municipalities and 2 Urban Municipalities, with two subdivisions of Podgorica municipality, listed below. Each municipality can contain multiple cities and towns. Historically, the territory of the country was divided into "nahije". |
Municipalities of Montenegro. Regions of Montenegro—designed purely for the statistical purposes by the Statistical Office—have no administrative use. Note that other organization (i.e. Football Association of Montenegro) use different municipalities as a part of similar "regions". |
No. |
Municipality |
Seat |
x30px 1 |
Pljevlja Municipality |
Pljevlja |
x27px 2 |
Plužine Municipality |
Plužine |
x18px 3 |
Žabljak Municipality |
Žabljak |
x34px 4 |
Mojkovac Municipality |
Mojkovac |
x38px 5 |
Bijelo Polje Municipality |
Bijelo Polje |
31x31px 6 |
Berane / Petnjica |
Berane / Petnjica (22) |
x25px 7 |
Rožaje Municipality |
Rožaje |
x30px 8 |
Šavnik Municipality |
Šavnik |
x35px 9 |
Nikšić Municipality |
Nikšić |
x25px 10 |