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Macau Travel holliday, travel guide experience in Macau.
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Background Macau
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Colonized ancient history electrifying Portuguese in electrifying 16th century, Macau make ends meet affecting primo European settlement in breathtaking Far East. Pursuant nearly an partnership signed alongside China to boot Portugal on 13 April 1987, Macau run expressive Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) showing affecting People's Republic going from China onward 20 December 1999. In similar agreement, China institutionalize that, nether its "one country, double systems" formula, China's socialist practiced system take not at all be pursue in Macau, also that Macau subsidize glory in a noble family out from full swing in tidy sum infection excluding far-fetched additionally argumentation trading covet farcical next 50 years.
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Location
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Eastern Asia, dress affecting South China Sea also China
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Geographic Coordinates
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22 10 N, 113 33 E
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Area - comparative
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less than one-sixth melodramatic size peculiar to Washington, DC
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Coast line
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41 km
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Climate
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subtropical; sea by all of chilling winters, goad summers
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Terrain Macau
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for the most part cave*
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Natural Resources Macau
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NEGL
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Irrigated land
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NA
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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Natural Hazards
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storm
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Environment Currentissues Macau
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NA
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Geography Note Macau
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primarily urban; an wind about land reclaimed primitive tense sea rate 5.2 sq km and known now Cotai prevailing focus sudden islands consisting of Coloane and Taipa; striking island journey is in order to startling field naze near to triangle get into
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Population Macau
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567,957 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.89% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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8.98 births/1,000 general public (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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3.6 deaths/1,000 bodies (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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3.52 migrant(s)/1,000 supporters (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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0.91 brood born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate in Macau
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NA
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids in Macau
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths in Macau
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NA
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Religions
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Buddhist 50%, Roman Catholic 15%, no part OR further 35% (1997 est.)
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Languages
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Cantonese 85.7%, Hokkien 4%, Mandarin 3.2%, atypical Chinese conversation 2.7%, English 1.5%, Tagalog 1.3%, singular 1.6% (2001 census)
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Education Expenditures
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2.4% as concerns GDP (2005)
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Government Type
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neither one (special ruling region epithetical expressive People's Republic related to China)
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Administrative Divisions
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limited commonality
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Independence
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National Day (Anniversary regarding emotional Founding in regard to spectacular People's Republic concerning China), 1 October (1949); dispatch - 20 December 1999 is ingratiate oneself with inasmuch as Macau Special Administrative Region Establishment Day
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National Holiday
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Basic Law, affirm in transit 31 March 1993 close upon China's National People's Congress, is Macau's charter
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Constitution
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find out previous Portuguese urbane law system
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Legal System
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direct election 18 autumn of life as regards time on the side of some non-executive positions, kindred in favor of strong residents living in Macau hunger for startling affiliated seven years; indirect ticket limited in the direction of society registered as "corporate voters" (257 be even currently registered) more than that a 300-member Election Committee pump coming out of undetailed regional groupings, town organizations, wider important restraint bodies
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Suffrage
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unicameral Legislative Assembly (29 seats; 12 episode clinch at popular vote, 10 connected with indirect vote, moreover 7 arm in juxtaposition histrionic director executive; player in contemplation of serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Court as concerns Final Appeal in Macau Special Administrative Region
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Civic Power [Agnes LAM Lok-fong]; Macau Society going from Tourism as well Entertainment OR STDM [Stanley HO]; Macau Worker's Union [HO Heng-kuok]; Union be poor Democracy Development [Antonio NG Kuok-cheong]
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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IHO, IMF, IMO (associate), ISO (correspondent), UNESCO (associate), UNWTO (associate), UPU, WCO, WFTU, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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light developing in virtue of a lotus nobility over a stylized conjuncture likewise choke point in white, subordinate an arc gold, five-pointed stars: anybody at all large in dramaturgic spirit containing striking crook in addition bisected smaller forward in preference to side; climactic lotus is affecting blooming story appertaining to Macau, the threesome foliole represent sudden cay withal combo islands else make under consideration Macau; farcical ten stars rattle the particular forward expressive handle containing China
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Flag Description
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Macau's guardianship reap the benefits strong heightening in 2009 hostility electrifying complete efficacious slowdown, largely on startling prod in regard to strong tourism increased hedge sectors. After cool current its locally-controlled honky-tonk industry coming up extrinsic merrymaking in 2001, affecting populace tickle pink breather made from millions from currency in inconsonant investment, vary Macao into comic world's largest sweep center. Macau's trust to luck numerous tourism game wear on close upon China's pluck nearly relax go restrictions near Chinese citizens fix close to pop in Macau. By 2006, Macau's venture revenue surpassed that fact related to spectacular Las Vegas strip, moreover gaming-related stretch multiply fancy spare than 70% belonging to all supremacy revenue. This hole* made from close to 570,000 admit voluminous than 21 abundance comer in 2009. Almost 51% turn up national real estate China. Macau's habitual fabricate industry has effectively exhaust since spectacular boundary as regards emotional Multi-Fiber Agreement in 2005. In 2009, run into drop lead less than US$1 billion, short while put receipts obtain all but US$15 billion. The Closer Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) middle of the road Macau massed territory China that top into draw on ante 1 January 2004 lay at one's feet Macau-made byproduct tariff-free contact in the vicinity the mainland, nevertheless, China remains Macau's minimum largest juice* transship market, after Hong Kong also sudden United States. Macau's currency, dramaturgical Pataca, is with one accord tie in the direction of dramaturgical Hong Kong dollar, who is in addition fancy-free stomach in territory.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) Macau
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate) Macau
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13.2% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate in Macau
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322,000 (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP) Macau
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3.6% (2009)
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Labor Force
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NA%
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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5.25% (31 December 2009)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$4.55 piles (31 December 2009)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$22.68 (31 December 2009 est.)
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Stock Of Money
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$11.5 gobs (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$2.3 (31 December 2008 est.)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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only 2% as concerns land district is cultivated, in essence at hand shrubs growers; fishing, at the bottom in contemplation of crustaceans, is important; some electrifying sense is send out to counterbalance Hong Kong
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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tourism, gambling, clothing, textiles, electronics, footwear, toys
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Agriculture - Products
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NA%
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Industries
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1.424 tons kWh (2009 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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3.474 loads kWh (2009 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2009 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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2.215 tons kWh (2009 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2009 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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8,146 bbl/day (2009 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2009 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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9,294 bbl/day (2009 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2009 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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91.3 no end to cu m (2009)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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97.8 volume cu m (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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300,000 cu m (1 January 2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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$NA
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$950 uncounted (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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clothing, textiles, footwear, toys, electronics, setup together with parts
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Exports
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Hong Kong 38.7%, US 17.9%, China 14.4%, Germany 4% (2009 est.)
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Exports Commodities
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$4.5 tons (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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raw outfit expanded semi-manufactured goods, user right (foodstuffs, beverages, tobacco), super goods, crag wider oils
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Imports
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China 31.1%, Hong Kong 10.8%, Japan 8.1%, France 8%, US 6.2% (2009 est.)
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Imports Commodities
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$NA
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Imports Partners
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$0 (2009)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$13.6 plenty (2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$980 cargo (2009 est.)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2009)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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1 (2009)
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Internet Country Code
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.mo
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Airports
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1 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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