At stake in this Referendum:

• This referendum asks voters whether they support the independence of Montenegro from the Union that it currently shares with Serbia.

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Filip VUJANOVIC
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Milo DUKANOVIC
• Assembly: Montenegro has a unicameral Assembly (Skupstina) with 75 seats.

Main provisions in the Referendum:

• Referendum on independence from the Union with Serbia

Population and Registered Voters:

• Population: 615,025 (2006)
• Registered voters:

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 312,746 (2006)

·         Is Montenegro a signatory to CEDAW: N/A

·         Has Montenegro ratified CEDAW: Yes, succession (23 October 2006)

·         Gender Quota: Yes

·         Female candidates in this election: N/A

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: - 

·         Human Development Index Position: 49 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: N/A

Disability Data:

·         Is Montenegro a signatory to CRPD: Yes (27 September 2007)

·         Has Montenegro ratified CRPD: Yes (2 November 2009)

·         Population with a disability: 92,253 (est.)