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Area: 28.2 square kilometres
Population: 488,100 (2005)
People: Chinese 95%, 5% Macanese (mixed Portuguese and Chinese ancestry), Portuguese and other
Languages: Chinese (Cantonese), Portuguese. English is also widely spoken.
Religion: Buddhist (majority), Christianity and Taoism
Currency: Pataca
Major Political Parties: There are no formal political parties in Macao. 18 social groups contested the elections to the Legislature in September 2005.
Government: Macao SAR has an 'executive-led' system of government led by the Chief Executive
Head of State: (President of People's Republic of China) Hu Jintao
Chief Executive: Edmund Ho Hau Wah
Secretary for Administration and Justice: Florinda da Rosa Silva Chan
Economic and Financial Secretary: Francis Tam Pak Yuen

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