Macau

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Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China

中華人民共和國澳門特別行政區
Região Administrativa Especial de Macau da República Popular da China

Flag Coat of arms
Official flag Official Coat of Arms

National information
National motto: n/a
National anthem: n/a

About the people
Official languages: Portuguese, Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese
Population:
(# of people)
  • Total: 451,000
    (ranked #162)
  • Density: 16,521 per km²

Geography / Places
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Capital city: n/a
Largest city: n/a
Area
  • Total: 27.3
    (ranked #191)
  • Water: n/a km² (0%)

Politics / Government
Established: December 20, 1999
Leaders: Chief Executive: Edmund Ho Hau-wah

Economy / Money
Currency:
(Name of money)
Pataca (MOP)

International information
Time zone: +8
Telephone dialing code: +853
Internet domain: .mo


The Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (Macau or Macao Cantonese: Ou Mun) is one of the two Special Administrative Region in China. (The other one is Hong Kong). Macau is a small city in the southern coast in China. It consists of Macau Peninsula, Taipa Island, Coloane Island and Cotai, the new reclaimed land between Taipa and Coloane.

Beforehand, Macao was a colony of Portugal. Today, Macao mostly lives from offshore gambling

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1. Includes territory in both Europe and Asia. 2. Usually thought of as Asia, but sometimes counted as part of Europe for cultural and historical reasons. 3. Special territories.