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Macao
Region Name: The Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China Last reviewed: 15 October 2010

Country information

Area: 29.5 square kilometres
Population: 542,400 (20010)
People: Chinese 94%, 6% 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. 16 social groups contested the elections to the Legislature in September 2009.
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:  Dr Fernando Chui Sai-On
Secretary for Administration and Justice: Florinda da Rosa Silva Chan
Economic and Financial Secretary: Francis Tam Pak Yuen

Country information

Travel Advice

Travel Advice: Macao  

Useful links

• Macao Government homepage
  
• UK Trade and Investment Country Profile: Macao

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