The location of Macau The following

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is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Macau: The

Macau Special Administrative Region Macau or Macao is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China (PRC). With a population of about people and a land area of , it is the most densely populated region in the world. Formerly a Portuguese colony, the ter ...

of the

People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

– one of the two special administrative regions of the

, the other being

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

. Macau lies on the western side of the

Pearl River Delta The Pearl River Delta Metropolitan Region is the low-lying area surrounding the Pearl River estuary, where the Pearl River flows into the South China Sea. Referred to as the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area in official documents, ...

, bordering

Guangdong province ) means "wide" or "vast", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in AD 226. The name "''Guang''" ultimately came from Guangxin ( zh, labels=no, first=t, t= , s=广信), an outpost established in Han dynasty ...

in the north and facing the

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in the east and south.Macao Yearbook 2007, 475. The territory has thriving industries such as textiles, electronics and toys, and a notable tourist industry that boasts a wide range of hotels, resorts, stadiums, restaurants and casinos.Chan, 12-13.

General reference

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: * Common English country name:

Macao Macau or Macao is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China (PRC). With a population of about people and a land area of , it is the most densely populated region in the world. Formerly a Portuguese colony, the ter ...

* Official English country name: The

Macao Special Administrative Region Macau or Macao is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China (PRC). With a population of about people and a land area of , it is the most densely populated region in the world. Formerly a Portuguese colony, the ter ...

of the

* Common

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(s):

Macau Macau or Macao is a special administrative regions of China, special administrative region of the People's Republic of China (PRC). With a population of about people and a land area of , it is the most List of countries and dependencies by p ...

( Portuguese) and 澳門 (

Chinese Chinese may refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people identified with China, through nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **Han Chinese, East Asian ethnic group native to China. **'' Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic ...

) * Official endonym(s): Região Administrativa Especial de Macau da República Popular da China (Portuguese) and 中華人民共和國澳門特別行政區 (Chinese) * Adjectival(s): Macanese *

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(s): Macanese *

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: Name of Macau *

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: MO, MAC, 446 *

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: See ISO 3166-2:MO *

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: .mo

Geography of Macau

Geography of Macau __NOTOC__ Macau is a Special Administrative Region on the southern coast of China. It is located at the south of Guangdong Province, on the tip of the peninsula formed by the Zhujiang (Pearl River) estuary on the east and the Xijiang (West Ri ...

* Macau is a: **

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** Special Administrative Region of the

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and two

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s (one of which is both an

artificial island An artificial island or man-made island is an island that has been Construction, constructed by humans rather than formed through natural processes. Other definitions may suggest that artificial islands are lands with the characteristics of hum ...

and an airport) * Population of Macau: 644,900 people (2016

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) - 161st most populous country/dependency * Area of Macau: (about the size of Washington DC) - not ranked * Atlas of Macau * Climate of Macau:

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; marine with cool winters and warm summers

Location of Macau

* Geographic coordinates
22° 10′ 0″ N, 113° 33′ 0″ E
* Macau falls within the following regions: **

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***

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****

Asia Asia ( , ) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which ...

*****

Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Mainland Au ...

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China Standard Time The time in China follows a single standard UTC offset, time offset of UTC+08:00, where Beijing is located, even though the country spans five geographical time zones. It is the largest sovereign nation in the world that officially observes only ...

(

UTC+08 UTC+08:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +08:00. It is the most populous time zone in the world, as well as a possible candidate for ASEAN Common Time, mainly due to China's large population, with an estimated population o ...

) * Extreme points of Macau: ** High:

Coloane Alto Alto de Coloane (, ) is the highest point of Macau. The mountain is located on the island of Coloane. See also * Geography of Macau __NOTOC__ Macau is a Special Administrative Region on the southern coast of China. It is located at the so ...

** Low:

0 m

Geographic features of Macau

* Coastline: 41 km * Terrain: generally flat *

Macau Peninsula The Macau Peninsula is the historical and most populous part of Macau. It has an area of () and is geographically connected to Guangdong Province at the northeast through an isthmus wide. The peninsula, together with downtown Zhuhai, sits on ...

- the most populous and historic part of Macau; connected to the

of mainland China *

Taipa Taipa ( zh, t=氹仔, ; , ) is an area in Macau, connected to Coloane through the area known as Cotai, which is largely built from reclaimed land. Located on the northern half of the island, Taipa's population is mostly suburban. Administrativ ...

- connected to Macau Peninsula via Amizade Bridge,

Governador Nobre de Carvalho Bridge The Governor Nobre de Carvalho Bridge, also known as the Macau–Taipa Bridge, is a dual-lane two-way bridge connecting Macau Peninsula near Casino Lisboa and the island of Taipa at the northern slope of Taipa Pequena (Small Taipa Hill) crossing ...

and

Sai Van Bridge The Sai Van Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge located in Macau. It was inaugurated on December 19, 2004. The bridge measures long and is the third one to cross the Praia Grande Bay connecting Taipa Island and Macau Peninsula on Hsiang-shan Islan ...

Coloane Coloane ( Chinese: 路環, Portuguese: ''Coloane'') is the southernmost area in Macau, connected to Taipa through the area known as Cotai, which is largely built from reclaimed land. Known as “''Lou Wan''” in Cantonese, Coloane forms the sou ...

- the southernmost island of Macau *

Cotai Cotai ( zh, t=路氹城, cy=Louhtáhm Sìhng; ) is a piece of land reclamation, reclaimed land on the top of the Seac Pai Bay between Taipa and Coloane islands in Macau that has connected two independent islands since 2005. The name, which is ...

- a strip of 5.2 km sq. reclaimed land connecting the islands of

and

Macau International Airport Macau International Airport is an international airport in the special administrative region of Macau, situated at the eastern end of Taipa island and neighbouring waters. It opened for commercial operations on 9 November 1995, during Portu ...

(

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)

Administrative divisions of Macau

Municipalities of Macau A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the gov ...

Capital Capital and its variations may refer to: Common uses * Capital city, a municipality of primary status ** Capital region, a metropolitan region containing the capital ** List of national capitals * Capital letter, an upper-case letter Econom ...

of Macau: Not applicable. As a semi-

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region, Macau does not have a capital, it is its own capital. * Municipality of Macau ( coterminous with Macau Peninsula) ** Our Lady of Fatima Parish ** St. Anthony Parish ** St. Lazarus Parish ** Cathedral Parish ** St. Lawrence Parish * Municipality of the Islands ** Our Lady of Carmel Parish, coterminous with the island of

** St. Francis Xavier's Parish, coterminous with the island of

(

, the

between the islands of Taipa and Coloane, had not been assigned to any of the parishes ).

Demography of Macau

Demographics of Macau Demographic features of the population of Macau include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. Macau's population is 95% Chinese et ...

Total Population: 644,900 (2016 Qtr4 est.) * Males: 305,500 (2016 Qtr4 est.) - 47.4% of total population * Females: 339,400 (2016 Qtr4 est.) - 52.6% of total population Population density: 21,100 pop./km² (2015 est.) - dependency with the highest population density in the world

Government and politics of Macau

Politics of Macau Politics of Macau is a framework of a politically constrained multi-party presidential system, dominated by the China, People's Republic of China. It includes the Legislative Assembly of Macau, legislature, the Judiciary of Macau, judiciary, th ...

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: as a Special administrative region of the

, Macau is a

city-state A city-state is an independent sovereign city which serves as the center of political, economic, and cultural life over its contiguous territory. They have existed in many parts of the world throughout history, including cities such as Rome, ...

and a

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limited democracy **

One country, two systems "One country, two systems" is a constitutional principle of the People's Republic of China (PRC) describing the governance of the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau. Deng Xiaoping developed the one country, two systems ...

***

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controls the foreign affairs and defense of Macau *** Macau has its own 3-branch government, partly elected, partly appointed **** Empowered by

Macau Basic Law The Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( zh, 中華人民共和國澳門特別行政區基本法, ) is the organic law that establishes the Macau Special Administrative Region, replacing the ...

until 2049 *

of Macau: Not applicable. As a semi-

, Macau doesn't have a capital, it is its own capital. *

Elections in Macau Macau elects at the regional level its head of government and legislature. The Legislative Assembly of Macau, Legislative Assembly is made up of 33 members, of whom 14 are elected by popular vote under proportional representation, 12 elected from ...

* Mainland and Macau Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement *

Political parties in Macau Macau does not have formal political parties. However, some civic groups representing the interests of business, labor, and social welfare put forward lists at the elections. The following is a listing of associations that participated in the mos ...

Branches of the government of Macau

Government of Macau The Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region, commonly known as the Macao Government, is the Executive_(government), executive authorities of Macau. Formed on 20 December 1999 in accordance with the Sino-Portuguese Joint Declarati ...

Executive branch of the government of Macau

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of China **

CCP General Secretary The general secretary of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party ( zh, s=中国共产党中央委员会总书记, p=Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng Zhōngyāng Wěiyuánhuì Zǒngshūjì) is the leader of the Chinese Communist Party ...

Xi Jinping Xi Jinping, pronounced (born 15 June 1953) is a Chinese politician who has been the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Chairman of the Central Military Commission (China), chairman of the Central Military Commission ...

(since 2012) * State representatives **

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(since 2013) * Head of the Central People's Government **

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Li Qiang Li Qiang (; born July 1959) is a Chinese politician who has been serving as the eighth and current premier of China since March 2023. He has been elevated to the second-ranking member on the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist ...

(since 2023) * Head of Macau government **

Chief Executive of Macau The chief executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region (; ) is the head of government of Macau, a special administrative region of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. W ...

Sam Hou Fai Sam Hou Fai () is a Macau politician and former judge who is currently the Chief Executive of Macau, Chief Executive of Macau since 2024 and previously served as the 1st President of the Court of Final Appeal of Macau, the highest court in Macau ...

(since 2024) * Cabinet:

Executive Council of Macau The Executive Council (; ) is a formal body of advisers to the Chief Executive of Macau that serves as a core policy-making organ of the Government of Macau.Article 50, Macau Basic Law Composition The members of Executive Council are appointed ...

** Secretariat for Administration and Justice -

Cheong Weng Chon André Cheong Weng Chon (; ; born September 1966) is the Secretary for Administration and Justice, the second most senior government official in Macau. Early life Cheong Weng Chon was born in Beijing in 1966. He received a Bachelor of Arts in ...

** Secretariat for Economy and Finance -

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** Secretariat for Security -

Wong Sio Chak Wong Sio Chak (; born September 1968) is a Macau politician who is the current Secretary for Security of Macau, fourth most senior government official in Macau. Early life Wong was born in Guangdong province in September 1968. He received a bac ...

** Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture -

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** Secretariat for Transport and Public Works - Tam Vai Man

= Other departments of the government of Macau

= *

Commission Against Corruption The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC; zh, 廉政公署; ) is the statutory independent anti-corruption body of Macau with the primary objective of combating corruption, bribery, and other illicit activities in both the public and private s ...

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Commission of Audit The Commission of Audit (CA; ; ) is the auditor for the government of Macau to aid accountability by conducting independent audits of the government operations. The office has similar functions to auditors in other jurisdictions, but the Commis ...

- Elsie Ao Ieong

Legislative branch of the government of Macau

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of Macau (

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Legislative Assembly of Macau The Legislative Assembly of the Macau Special Administrative Region is the organ of the legislative branch of Macau. It is a 33-member body comprising 14 directly elected members, 12 indirectly elected members representing Functional constitu ...

Judicial branch of the government of Macau

Court system of Macau * Supreme Court of Macau

Foreign relations of Macau

Foreign relations of Macau Under the Basic Law, Macau's diplomatic relations and defence are the responsibility of the central government of China. Except diplomatic relations and defence, nonetheless, Macau has retained considerable autonomy in all aspects, including ec ...

Consular missions in Macau There are 15 consular missions in Macau, of which three are Consul (representative)#Consul General, consulates-general, two are a consular office and ten are Honorary Consul, honorary consuls. Fifty consulates-general and seven honorary consulate ...

International organization membership

The Macau Special Administrative Region is a member of: *

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(IHO) *

International Maritime Organization The International Maritime Organization (IMO; ; ) is a List of specialized agencies of the United Nations, specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for regulating maritime transport. The IMO was established following agreement at a ...

(IMO) (associate) *

International Monetary Fund The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a major financial agency of the United Nations, and an international financial institution funded by 191 member countries, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It is regarded as the global lender of las ...

(IMF) *

International Organization for Standardization The International Organization for Standardization (ISO ; ; ) is an independent, non-governmental, international standard development organization composed of representatives from the national standards organizations of member countries. M ...

(ISO) (correspondent) *

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO ) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, scien ...

(UNESCO) (associate) *

Universal Postal Union The Universal Postal Union (UPU, ) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that coordinates postal policies among member nations and facilitates a uniform worldwide postal system. It has 192 member states and is headquartered in Be ...

(UPU) *

World Customs Organization The World Customs Organization (WCO) is an intergovernmental organization headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. Notable projects include its collaboration with the WTO on trade facilitation and the implementation of the SAFE Framework of Standar ...

(WCO) *

World Federation of Trade Unions The World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) is an international federation of trade union, trade unions established on October 3, 1945. Founded in the immediate aftermath of World War Two, the organization built on the pre-war legacy of the Int ...

(WFTU) *

World Meteorological Organization The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is a List of specialized agencies of the United Nations, specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for promoting international cooperation on atmospheric science, climatology, hydrology an ...

(WMO) *

World Tourism Organization The United Nations World Tourism Organization or UN Tourism (formerly UNWTO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations which promotes responsible, sustainable and universally-accessible tourism. Its headquarters are in Madrid, Spain. Othe ...

(UNWTO) (associate) *

World Trade Organization The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an intergovernmental organization headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland that regulates and facilitates international trade. Governments use the organization to establish, revise, and enforce the rules that g ...

(WTO)

Law and order in Macau

Legal system of Macau Macau law is broadly based on law of Portugal, Portuguese law, and therefore part of the civil law (legal system), civil law tradition of continental European legal systems. Portuguese law is itself highly influenced by German law. However, many ...

Capital punishment in Macau Capital punishment in Macau was formally abolished in 1976 and reiterated in the Penal Code of Macau in 1995. Before that, capital punishment was last used in the 19th century. Under the principle of independence of legal system in Macau Basic L ...

* Constitution of Macau *

Human rights in Macau Humans (''Homo sapiens'') or modern humans are the most common and widespread species of primate, and the last surviving species of the genus ''Homo''. They are great apes characterized by their hairlessness, bipedalism, and high intellig ...

** LGBT rights in Macau ** Freedom of religion in Macau * Law enforcement in Macau

Military of Macau

Military of Macau * Macau does not have a military of its own, and is a

protectorate A protectorate, in the context of international relations, is a State (polity), state that is under protection by another state for defence against aggression and other violations of law. It is a dependent territory that enjoys autonomy over ...

of the

* Defense: responsibility of the

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of the

People's Liberation Army Macau Garrison The People's Liberation Army Macao Garrison is a garrison of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), responsible for defense duties in the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) since the sovereignty of Macau was transferred to China in 1999. ...

History of Macau

History of Macau Macau is a special administrative region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China. It was leased to Portugal in 1557 as a trading post in exchange for a symbolic annual rent of 500 tael. Despite remaining under Chinese sovereignty and authori ...

Municipal Council of Macau A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

* Military of Macau under Portuguese rule *

Handover of Macau The handover of Macau from the Portuguese Republic to the People's Republic of China was at midnight on 20 December 1999. This event ended 442 years of Portuguese rule in the former settlement, which began in 1557. Macau was settled by Por ...

Culture of Macau

Culture of Macau Macau is an autonomous territory within China. A Portuguese colony until 1999, Macau has a diverse culture firmly rooted in Cantonese culture, with a mix of influences from East Asia and Western Europe. Macau is known for being the largest gamb ...

* Architecture of Macau * Cuisine of Macau * Events and festivals in Macau *

Gambling in Macau Gambling in Macau, a special administrative region of China, is the only place in China where casinos are legal. Gambling has been legal since the 1850s when the Portuguese government legalised the activity in the autonomous colony. After t ...

Languages of Macau Macau is an autonomous territory within China. A Portuguese Empire, Portuguese colony until 1999, Macau has a diverse culture firmly rooted in Cantonese culture, with a mix of influences from East Asia and Western Europe. Macau is known for being ...

Media of Macau Media in Macau are available to the public in the forms of: television and radio, newspapers, magazines and the Internet. They serve the local community by providing necessary information and entertainment. Macau's media market is rather small. ...

Museums in Macau The following is an incomplete list of museums in Macau. List See also

* Tourism in Macau * History of Macau * Culture of Macau * List of museums {{Asia topic, List of museums in Museums in Macau, Lists of museums in China, Macau Lists ...

* National symbols of Macau **

Emblem of Macau The Regional Emblem of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China came into use on 20 December 1999, when the sovereignty of Macau was handed over from the Portuguese Republic to the People's Republic of China. T ...

Flag of Macau The Regional Flag of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China is light green with a Sacred lotus, lotus flower above the stylised Governor Nobre de Carvalho Bridge, Governador Nobre de Carvalho Bridge and water ...

** National anthem of Macau * Public holidays in Macau *

Religion in Macau Religion in Macau is represented predominantly by Buddhism and Chinese folk religions. During the period in which the city was under Portuguese rule (1557–1999) the Catholic Church became one of the dominant faiths, but nowadays it has great ...

World Heritage Sites World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection under an international treaty administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance. The sites are judged to contain "cultural and natural heritag ...

in Macau:

Historic Centre of Macau The Historic Centre of Macao (, ) is a collection of over twenty locations that witness the unique assimilation and co-existence of Chinese and Portuguese cultures in Macau, a former Portuguese colony. It represents the architectural legacies of ...

A-Ma Temple The A-Má Temple is a temple to the Chinese sea-goddess Mazu located in São Lourenço, Macau, China. Built in 1488, the temple is one of the oldest in Macau and thought to be the settlement's namesake. History The name ''Macau'' was thought ...

Art in Macau

* Music of Macau *

Television in Macau Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. Additionally, the term can refer to a physical television set rather than the medium of transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, ente ...

Sports in Macau

Sport in Macau Macau residents participate in a wide variety of sports for recreation and competition. Football, basketball, volleyball, Dragon Boat, jogging, swimming, table tennis, and badminton are among the most popular in the community. Local leagues and c ...

Macau Grand Prix The Macau Grand Prix (; ) is an annual motorsport road racing event for automobiles and motorcycles held on the Guia Circuit in Macau. The event includes the Formula Regional and Motorcycle Grand Prix title races, with other races for Touri ...

Macau national football team The Macau national football team (; ) represents the Special administrative region of the People's Republic of China, Chinese special administrative region of Macau in international association football. The team is supervised by the Macau Foo ...

(soccer) * Macau national rugby union team

Economy and infrastructure of Macau

Economy of Macau The economy of Macau is a highly developed market economy. Macau's economy has remained one of the most open in the world since its handover to China in 1999. Apparel exports and gambling-related tourism are mainstays of the economy. Since M ...

– Macau's economy has grown dramatically since the opening up of its casino industry to foreign competition in 2001. With the influx of affluent Chinese tourists in the region since its handover in 1999, foreign investments in Macau has transformed the territory into one of the world's largest gaming centres. In 2007, Macau surpassed Las Vegas to be the world's biggest gambling centre. Tourism hence plays a big part of the city's economy, especially since the relaxation of Chinese travel restrictions. In 2015, this city of 646,800 hosted nearly 30.7 million visitors, 67% of which were from mainland China.

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

* Economic rank, by nominal GDP (IMF, 2016): 86th (eighty-sixth) * GDP PPP(Purchasing Power Parity) per capita: $96,100 (2016 est.) - country comparison to the world: 3rd * * Buildings ** Oldest buildings and structures in Macau ** Tallest buildings in Macau ** All buildings in Macau *

Communications in Macau With Macau's small population (about 680,000) and market, only a few local media options are available for the local people. Because radio signals, newspapers and magazines from Hong Kong are available in Macau, the local media are always a minori ...

** Internet in Macau * Companies in Macau * Currency of Macau: Pataca – closely tied to the Hong Kong dollar, which is also freely accepted in the territory. **

ISO 4217 ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) that defines alpha codes and numeric codes for the representation of currencies and provides information about the relationships between individ ...

: MOP * Health care in Macau * Mining in Macau: None (it's a city) *

Tourism in Macau Tourism is a major industry in Macau. It is famous for the blend of Culture of Portugal, Portuguese and Culture of China, Chinese cultures and its Gambling in Macau, gambling industry, which includes Casino Lisboa, Macau, Sands Macau, The Venetia ...

Transport in Macau Transport in Macau includes road, sea, rail and air transport. Road transport is the primary mode of transport within Macau, although a new rail system opened in December 2019 serving the areas of Taipa and Cotai. The main forms of public tran ...

** Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Pier, Macau **

Airports in Macau An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. They usually consist of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface such ...

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Roads in Macau This is an ''incomplete list'' of roads in Macau. Roads in Macau use Portuguese Language, Portuguese spelling and are named after historic figures or places in Macau or Portugal. There are 321 kilometres of roads in Macau maintained by the Land an ...

Macau Light Transit System The Macau Light Rapid Transit (MLRT, zh, 澳門輕軌系統; , MLM) is a mass transit system in Macau and the first railway system of the city. The first phase of the project's construction began in February 2012, and the first section of the Taip ...

Education in Macau

Education in Macau Most schools in Macau are private or subsidized schools. As of the 2023–2024 school year, there were 76 schools in Macau, including eight public schools and 68 private schools. Of the 73 schools that offered formal education, six were not a part ...

General reference

Geography of Macau

Location of Macau

Geographic features of Macau

Administrative divisions of Macau

Demography of Macau

Government and politics of Macau

Branches of the government of Macau

Executive branch of the government of Macau

= Other departments of the government of Macau

Legislative branch of the government of Macau

Judicial branch of the government of Macau

Foreign relations of Macau

International organization membership

Law and order in Macau

Military of Macau

History of Macau

Culture of Macau

Art in Macau

Sports in Macau

Economy and infrastructure of Macau

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

Education in Macau

See also

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