May 21, 2006: Date Montenegrins voted to secede from Serbia

Sept. 10, 2006: Date of Montenegro’s first election as an independent country

13,812: Square mileage of Montenegro or Crna Gora, which means Black Mountain

186: Miles of Adriatic coastline

4: Number of climate zones

1: Rank of Montenegro in list of world’s fastest-growing tourism economies in 2005

Sources: Various Web sites