Macau

Also known as Macao, Macau Special Administrative Region, Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, Aomen, Macao Special Administrative Region, Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, Macau SAR, Macau SAR, China

Macau or Macao is a special administrative region of China. It consists of the Macau Peninsula, the islands of Taipa and Coloane, the Cotai reclamation zone between Taipa and Coloane, and several smaller islets. It borders Zhuhai to the north and west, and it lies west of Hong Kong, separated by the Pearl River estuary. With a population of about people and a land area of , it is the most densely populated region in the world.

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Macau is a special administrative region of China and a city-state located at coordinates 22.19, 113.538. It shares a border with Guangdong and Zhuhai. The capital is the Municipality of Macau. The region has at various times been part of the Portuguese Empire and China. The official languages are Portuguese, Standard Chinese, and Cantonese. The currency includes the Macanese pataca and the Hong Kong dollar.

The executive body is the Government of Macau, and the legislative body is the Legislative Assembly of Macau. Ho Iat Seng, Sam Hou Fai, Fernando Chui, and Edmund Ho have served as head of government. Macau is a member of the World Trade Organization, Interpol, UNESCO, and União das Cidades Capitais Luso-Afro-Américo-Asiáticas. It is twinned with Coimbra, Lisbon, Porto, and São Paulo. The anthem is the March of the Volunteers, and the telephone country code is 853.

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Key facts

Dependency.leader_name4: Song Man Lei
Dependency.GDP_PPP_per_capita: $128,030
Dependency.GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank: 4th
Dependency.GDP_nominal: $54.677 billion
Dependency.GDP_nominal_year: 2024
Dependency.GDP_nominal_rank: 90th
Dependency.native_name: 澳門
Dependency.name: Macau
Dependency.native_name_lang: zh-Hant-MO
Dependency.other_name: Macao;
Dependency.GDP_nominal_per_capita: $72,910
Dependency.GDP_nominal_per_capita_rank: 8th
Dependency.settlement_type: Special administrative region
Dependency.Gini: 36.0
Dependency.image_flag: Flag of Macau.svg
Dependency.flag_size: 125
Dependency.flag_link: Flag of Macau
Dependency.image_seal: Regional Emblem of Macau.svg

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Etymology
History
Government and politics
Lusophonia membership
Administrative divisions
Geography
Climate
Demographics
Religion
Language
Economy
Transport
Healthcare
Education
Culture
Cuisine
Sports
Twin towns and sister cities
Union of Luso-Afro-Americo-Asiatic Capital Cities
See also
Notes
References
Citations
Sources
Government reports
Academic publications
Legislation
Print
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Formerly a Portuguese colony, the territory of Portuguese Macau was first leased to Portugal by the Ming dynasty as a trading post in 1557. Portugal paid an annual rent and administered the territory under Chinese sovereignty until 1887, when Portugal gained perpetual colonial rights with the signing of the Sino-Portuguese Treaty of Peking. The colony remained under Portuguese rule until the 1999 handover to China. Macau is a special administrative region of China, which maintains separate governing and economic systems from those of mainland China under the principle of "one country, two systems". The unique blend of Portuguese, French, English, Italian, and Chinese architecture in the city's downtown area has resulted in its designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005.

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