First Montenegrin immigrated to this continent in the second half of 19th century, because "he is compelled to seek these more fertile shores, where he will for the first time in history and quite unconsciously, ‘Turn the sword into a plowshare and the spear into a pruning hook' ".

Most of the Montenegrin emigrants settled Argentina (about 40,000). You can read about that in the recently published book which may be ordered at www.montenegro.com.

Montenegrin emigrants in Australia have their own presentation on Montenegrin Ethnic Association of Australia.

Informative site about Montenegro in English you can find at www.montenet.org