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Macau Special Administrative Region
Aomen Tebie Xingzhengqu (Chinese)
Regiao Administrativa Especial de Macau (Portuguese)
INTRODUCTION
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Background:
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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. |
GEOGRAPHY
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Location:
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Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China |
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Geographic coordinates:
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22 10 N, 113 33 E |
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Map references:
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Southeast Asia |
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Area:
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total: 25.4 sq km
water: 0 sq km land: 25.4 sq km |
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Area - comparative:
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about 0.1 times the size of Washington, DC |
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Land boundaries:
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total: 0.34 km
border countries: China 0.34 km |
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Coastline:
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41 km |
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Maritime claims:
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not specified |
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Climate:
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subtropical; marine with cool winters, warm summers |
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Terrain:
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generally flat |
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Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: South China Sea 0 m
highest point: Coloane Alto 172.4 m |
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Natural resources:
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NEGL |
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Land use:
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arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0% other: 100% note: "green areas" represent 22.4% (1998 est.) |
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Irrigated land:
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NA sq km |
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Natural hazards:
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typhoons |
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Environment - current issues:
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NA |
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Geography - note:
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essentially urban; one causeway and two bridges connect the two islands of Coloane and Taipa to the peninsula on mainland |
PEOPLE
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Population:
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461,833 (July 2002 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 21.8% (male 52,262; female 48,439)
15-64 years: 70.9% (male 154,942; female 172,647) 65 years and over: 7.3% (male 13,616; female 19,927) (2002 est.) |
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Population growth rate:
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1.75% (2002 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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12.19 births/1,000 population (2002 est.) |
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Death rate:
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3.78 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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9.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.08 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.9 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female total population: 0.92 male(s)/female (2002 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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4.44 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 81.78 years
female: 84.73 years (2002 est.) male: 78.97 years |
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Total fertility rate:
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1.31 children born/woman (2002 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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NA% |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA |
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Nationality:
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noun: Chinese
adjective: Chinese |
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Ethnic groups:
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Chinese 95%, Macanese (mixed Portuguese and Asian ancestry), Portuguese, other |
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Religions:
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Buddhist 50%, Roman Catholic 15%, none and other 35% (1997 est.) |
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Languages:
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Portuguese, Chinese (Cantonese) |
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90% male: 93% female: 86% (1981 est.) |