The Principality of Zeta emerged in the 14th and 15th centuries.
ĭuring the Early Medieval period, three principalities were located on the territory of modern-day Montenegro: Duklja, roughly corresponding to the southern half Travunia, the west and Rascia proper, the north. Podgorica, the capital and largest city, covers 10.4% of Montenegro's territory of 13,812 square kilometres (5,333 sq mi), and is home to roughly 30% of its total population of 621,000. It is located on the Adriatic Sea and is a part of the Balkans, sharing borders with Serbia to the northeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the north and west, Kosovo to the east, Albania to the southeast, the Adriatic Sea and Croatia to the southwest, and maritime boundary with Italy. 'Black Mountain', pronounced ) is a country in Southeastern Europe. Montenegro ( / ˌ m ɒ n t ɪ ˈ n iː ɡ r oʊ, - ˈ n eɪ ɡ r oʊ, - ˈ n ɛ ɡ r oʊ/ ( listen) Montenegrin: Crna Gora, Црна Гора, lit.
