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  • Daylight Savings Time end date: Rules that determine the date on which daylight savings time ends. Clocks are moved backwards on this date.
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  • National anthems: National anthem.
  • Neighboring countries and territories: The countries and territories neighboring each country. "L" means they share only a land border and "M" means they have only maritime boundaries. A blank means they share both.
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STAT Montenegro United Kingdom
Daylight Savings Time end date Last Sunday October 01:00 GMT on last Sunday October
Daylight Savings Time start date Last Sunday March 01:00 GMT on last Sunday March
Full name Republic of Montenegro United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Land border length 625 km
Ranked 134th. 74% more than United Kingdom
360 km
Ranked 145th.
National anthems Oj, svijetla majska zoro ( O, Bright Dawn of May ) God Save the Queen
Neighboring countries and territories Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina (L) Croatia Italy (M) Serbia (L) Kosovo (L) Belgium (M) Denmark (M) France (M) Germany (M) Ireland Netherlands (M) Norway (M) Faroe Islands ( Denmark ) (M)
Overview <p>Montenegro emerged as a sovereign state after just over 55% of the population opted for independence in a May 2006 referendum.</p> <p>The vote heralded the end of the former Union of Serbia and Montenegro - itself created only three years earlier out of the remnant of the former Yugoslavia. </p> <p>The EU-brokered deal forming it was intended to stabilise the region by settling Montenegrin demands for independence from Serbia and preventing further changes to Balkan borders.</p><br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17667132">Full Article</a> <p>The United Kingdom is made up of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. It has a long history as a major player in international affairs and fulfils an important role in the EU, UN and Nato.</p> <p>The twentieth century saw Britain having to redefine its place in the world. At the beginning of the century it commanded a world-wide empire as the foremost global power. </p> <p>Two world wars and the end of empire diminished its role, but the UK remains a major economic and military power, with considerable political and cultural influence around the world.</p><br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18023389">Full Article</a>

SOURCES: Wikipedia: Daylight saving time by country (Daylight Saving Time rules); http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states; Wikipedia: List of countries and territories by land borders (Land borders) (Note: land border lengths will vary depending on the scale by which they are measured, and therefore these figures without a source accompanied by an explanation of how they were measured and at what scale makes comparisons impossible; for more information see coastline paradox .); Wikipedia: List of national anthems (Anthems of United Nations member states) ("List of Member States" . United Nations . Retrieved 2011-07-21 .); Wikipedia: List of countries and territories by land and maritime borders; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014

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