 Macau
Special Administrative Region
Aomen Tebie XingzhengquFacts and Figures
 Area
10.9 sq mi (28.2 sq km)
Coastline 25.5 mi (41 km)
Natural Resources
negligible
Nationality Chinese
Population (July 2009 est) 559,846
Ethnic Groups Chinese
Languages Cantonese, Hokkien, Mandarin,
other Chinese dialects, English, Tagalog
Religions Buddhist, none and other,
Roman Catholic
Dependency Status
special administrative region of China
Form of Government limited democracy
Present Constitution Adopted March 31,
1993
Chief of State President of China Hu
Jintao (since March 15, 2003)
Head of Government Chief Executive
Edmund Ho Hau-wah (since December 20, 1999)
Cabinet Executive Council
Legislature unicameral Legislative
Assembly
Judiciary Court of Final Appeal in Macau
Special Administrative Region
Per Capita Income
$30,000
Industries tourism, gambling, clothing,
textiles, electronics, footwear, toys
Agricultural Products vegetables
Export Commodities clothing, textiles,
footwear, toys, electronics, machinery and parts
Import Commodities raw materials and
semi-manufactured goods, foodstuffs, beverages, tobacco,
other consumer goods, capital goods, mineral fuels and
oils
 National Holiday National Day
(Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of
China); October 1 (1949)
Flag light green, with a lotus
flower above a stylized bridge and water in white,
beneath an arc of five gold, five-pointed stars (one
large in center of arc and four smaller)
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