Macau Special Administrative Region Google maps and facts
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Facts about Macau
| Administrative divisions: | none (special administrative region of China) |
| Area: | total: 28.2 sq km land: 28.2 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Background: | Colonized by the Portuguese in the 16th century , Macau was the first European settlement in the Far East. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and Portugal on 13 April 1987 , Macau became the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China on 20 December 1999. In this agreement , China promised that , under its "one country , two systems" formula , China's socialist economic system would not be practiced in Macau , and that Macau would enjoy a high degree of autonomy in all matters except foreign and defense affairs for the next 50 years. |
| Flag description: | light green with a lotus flower above a stylized bridge and water in white , beneath an arc of five gold , five-pointed stars: one large in center of arc and four smaller |
| Capital: | |
| Climate: | subtropical; marine with cool winters , warm summers |
| Currency code: | pataca (MOP) |
| Ethnic groups: | Chinese 94.3% , other 5.7% (includes Macanese (mixed Portuguese and Asian ancestry)) (2006 census) |
| Geographic coordinates: | 22 10 N , 113 33 E |
| Geography note: | essentially urban; an area of land reclaimed from the sea measuring 5.2 sq km and known as Cotai now connects the islands of Coloane and Taipa; the island area is connected to the mainland peninsula by three bridges |
| Government type: | limited democracy |
| Imports partners: | China 40% , Hong Kong 15.1% , Japan 7.5% , Chile 5.6% , US 4.8% (2007) |
| Internet country code: | .mo |
| Land boundaries: | 41 km |
| Neighbouring countries: | total: 0.34 km regional border: China 0.34 km |
| Languages: | Cantonese 85.7% , Hokkien 4% , Mandarin 3.2% , other Chinese dialects 2.7% , English 1.5% , Tagalog 1.3% , other 1.6% (2001 census) |
| Location: | Eastern Asia , bordering the South China Sea and China |
| Map references: | Southeast Asia |
| National holiday: | National Day (Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China) , 1 October (1949); note - 20 December 1999 is celebrated as Macau Special Administrative Region Establishment Day |
| Nationality: | noun: Chinese adjective: Chinese |
| Natural hazards: | typhoons |
| Population: | 545 ,674 (July 2008 est.) |
| Religions: | Buddhist 50% , Roman Catholic 15% , none and other 35% (1997 est.) |
| Terrain: | generally flat |
| Unemployment rate: | 3.1% (2006) |
Capital of Macau Special Administrative Region
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