The international geography . ruit and wine arecultivated, but most of the Montenegrins, a tall, powerful and honest moun-tain people, make their living by cattle-rearing. The very small export tradeis almost entirely with Austria-Hungary, and consists of products of thepastures. Many Montenegrins emigrate as workmen to other State, like the people, is very poor, and can only exist through the helpof Russia. There is absolutely no industry, and in spite of all attempts atimprovement, roads, commerce, and education are in a very backwardstate ; there are no railways at all. The he
The international geography . ruit and wine arecultivated, but most of the Montenegrins, a tall, powerful and honest moun-tain people, make their living by cattle-rearing. The very small export tradeis almost entirely with Austria-Hungary, and consists of products of thepastures. Many Montenegrins emigrate as workmen to other State, like the people, is very poor, and can only exist through the helpof Russia. There is absolutely no industry, and in spite of all attempts atimprovement, roads, commerce, and education are in a very backwardstate ; there are no railways at all. The hereditary Prince is an absolutemonarch ; every man serves in the army in time of war, and almost allbelong to the Greek Orthodox Church. The area of Montenegro is only 3,500 square miles, and the populationabout a quarter of a million. The capital, Cetinje (Cettigne), situated on theplateau not far from the Bay of Cattaro, and the larger town PodgorUza,on the Zeta, are little more than villages. 338 The [nternational Geography. Fig. lyo.—Thc BulgarianFlag. v.—BULGARIA History and Constitution.—The national life of Bulgaria recoveredlater than that of Servia. It was only in the second half of the nine-teenth century that the Bulgarians began to try to escape from Turkishtutelage and from the influence and guidance of the Greek nation,and to found a national church, schools and literature. The Russo-Turkish War secured to the principality of Bulgaria an autonomousgovernment under Turkish suzerainty, and the Treaty of Berlin in 1878defined it as the land between the Danube and the Balkans, together withthe Sofia plain and its surrounding autonomous province of Turkey, EasternRumelia, formed at the same time, has beentreated as an integral part of Bulgaria since whole country is governed constitutionally,the Sobranye, or parliament, being elected by thepeople. Surface.—The form of the country is that ofa rectangle directed from west to east, from Servi
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