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 located west of Hong Kong, consisting of a peninsula, several islands, and reclaimed land areas that together form one of the world's most densely populated regions. It matters as a significant territory in southern China with its own distinct governance structure and geographic position in the Pearl River estuary region.

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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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Wikidata facts

Official name: Região Administrativa Especial de Macau da República Popular da China
Demonym: Makajka
Population: 682100
Area: 115.3
Elevation: 22
Official website: www.gov.mo/pt
Image: Panorama of Macau Peninsula2021.jpg
Life expectancy: 83.849
Nominal GDP: 21979475561
Calling code: +853
Mains voltage: 220

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Commons category: Macau
Commons gallery: 澳門
inception: 1557-00-00
GS1 country code: 958
age of majority: 18
number of out-of-school children: 14191
total fertility rate: 1.243
maritime identification digits: 453
native label: 澳门
Unicode character: 🇲🇴
hashtag: 澳門
P11012: 1428
median income: 578820
female population: 359500
male population: 314100
P12749: Coogan's Bluff
nickname: Las Vegas of the East
postal code: 999078

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Etymology
History
Government and politics
Lusophonia membership
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Twin towns and sister cities
Union of Luso-Afro-Americo-Asiatic Capital Cities
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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.