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| Overview | People | Geography | Economy | Government | Communications | Transport | Military | Map |
| Country | Macau |
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| Population | 456,989 (July 2007 est.) |
| GMT | +8 |
| Location | Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China see map |
| Area | total: 28.2 sq km land: 28.2 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Ethnic groups | Chinese 95.7%, Macanese (mixed Portuguese and Asian ancestry) 1%, other 3.3% (2001 census) |
| Religions | Buddhist 50%, Roman Catholic 15%, none and other 35% (1997 est.) |
| Languages | Cantonese 87.9%, Hokkien 4.4%, Mandarin 1.6%, other Chinese dialects 3.1%, other 3% (2001 census) |
| Government type | limited democracy |
| 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 |
| Constitution | Basic Law, approved on 31 March 1993 by China's National People's Congress, is Macau's "mini-constitution" |
| Legal system | based on Portuguese civil law system |
| 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. China has promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's socialist economic system will not be practiced in Macau, and that Macau will enjoy a high degree of autonomy in all matters except foreign and defense affairs for the next 50 years. |
| Internet country code | .mo |
