This country is Montenegro. Located in the southern Balkans, bordering on the Adriatic Sea, bordering Serbia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and other countries. The land area is only 1.38 million square kilometers and the population is only over 600,000. Montenegro, the smallest ethnic group in the Balkans, originated from Slavs, so it is very close to Serbia in national characteristics and composition, so Montenegro has always stood with Serbia.
Historically, Montenegro did not establish its own country until the 9th century, but it was soon merged into Serbia and became a province of Serbia. By the15th century, Ottoman invaded the Balkans, occupied Montenegro, and once again stripped Montenegro from Serbia to weaken Serbia, which was ruled by Ottoman for 300 years.
At the beginning of 19th century, with the dismemberment and support of western powers, in 19 10, the kingdom of Montenegro became independent and established an independent country. However, the good times did not last long. Only eight years later, it was merged by Serbia, and then directly merged into the Yugoslav Federation, ruling until 2 1 century. Therefore, we can see that Montenegro was ruled by Serbia for most of its history, and its independence time was short.
Therefore, the Montenegrin nation and the Serbs are well integrated, almost integrated. Among the seven Yugoslav republics, Montenegro has the deepest feelings for Yugoslavia and is unwilling to leave Yugoslavia. Therefore, when Yugoslavia disintegrated, Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina were in dire straits, but Montenegro was unmoved and unwilling to leave. Therefore, after the first disintegration of Yugoslavia, Montenegro continued to form the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia together with Serbia and remained tied together.
After the second disintegration, Montenegro continued to form Serbia and Montenegro, but still refused to leave. However, after the outbreak of the Kosovo war, the western bombing of Serbia affected Montenegro, and the western sanctions against Serbia also affected Montenegro. So Montenegro began to consider leaving Serbia, so under the leadership of Montenegrin independents, an independent referendum was held, and finally, with a slight advantage of 55%, it barely passed the independent referendum and gained independence.
From the results of the referendum, we can see how much Montenegro does not want to be independent, but it has to be independent for its own security and development and to avoid being dragged down by Serbia. As soon as Montenegro became independent, it finally hurt Serbia, because at that time Serbia only had the seaport on Montenegro's side. As soon as Montenegro became independent, it took all the seaports directly.
Serbia, the most cattle nation in the Balkans, was directly blocked as a landlocked country, losing all its seaports and being directly blocked. Serbia's powerful navy suddenly became a river army and could only fight in the river. But after independence, Montenegro not only has a seaport, but also has the support of the West. The whole country has developed rapidly, and the per capita GDP has increased several times. Now it is much richer than Serbia and much richer than China.
Moreover, because of economic development, Montenegro successfully joined NATO and became a candidate for the European Union. After joining these two local tyrants, it will become more and more developed and richer in the future. Big brother Serbia will be miserable. The EU refused to apply to join the EU, and its economic development has no access to the sea. The navy directly turned into a river army, which is extremely pitiful.
References: World History Library: History of Montenegro.