Language
Montenegrin is the official language of Montenegro, but
Serbian, Croatian,
Bosnian, and Montenegrin are essentially identical so nearly every person
speaks the same language although it may be called any number of things (most commonly
known as Serbo-Croatian in English). In addition to these languages, Montenegrin
is also closely related to the other Southern Slavic languages, including Slovenian.
Montenegrin is often times written in both the Latin script and Cyrillic script,
but is moving more towards using the Latin script.
English is a growing second language in Montenegro and many young people speak at
least some English. However, learning second languages in Montenegro is a relatively
new idea and few people speak a second language, especially the country's adult
population.
Religion
Most of Montenegro's population is Orthodox, although
there is a significant Muslim minority. Most of the Muslims are ethnic
Albanians or Bosniaks (Muslim Bosnians).
Orthodoxy is a Christian religion that claims to be the most loyal to the Christian
faith and religion as it was described by Jesus and the Gospels in the New Testament.
Christianity, including Orthodoxy, was founded after the death of Jesus in about
30-33 AD; various branches of Orthodoxy were officially recognized by governments
long before Catholicism was recognized in the Roman Empire.