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macau


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Macau 
  n  :  a  Portuguese  province  on  the  south  coast  of  China  and  two 
  islands  in  the  South  China  Sea;  reverts  to  China  in  1999 
  [syn:  {Macao},  {Macau}] 
 
  From  The  CIA  World  Factbook  (1995)  [world95]: 
 
  Macau 
 
  (overseas  territory  of  Portugal) 
 
  Macau:Geography 
 
  Location:  Eastern  Asia,  bordering  the  South  China  Sea  and  China 
 
  Map  references:  Southeast  Asia 
 
  Area: 
  total  area:  16  sq  km 
  land  area:  16  sq  km 
  comparative  area:  about  0.1  times  the  size  of  Washington,  DC 
 
  Land  boundaries:  total  0.34  km  China  0.34  km 
 
  Coastline:  40  km 
 
  Maritime  claims:  not  specified 
 
  International  disputes:  none 
 
  Climate:  subtropical;  marine  with  cool  winters,  warm  summers 
 
  Terrain:  generally  flat 
 
  Natural  resources:  negligible 
 
  Land  use: 
  arable  land:  0% 
  permanent  crops:  0% 
  meadows  and  pastures:  0% 
  forest  and  woodland:  0% 
  other:  100% 
 
  Irrigated  land:  NA  sq  km 
 
  Environment: 
  current  issues:  NA 
  natural  hazards:  NA 
  international  agreements:  party  to  -  Ozone  Layer  Protection  (extended 
  from  Portugal) 
 
  Note:  essentially  urban;  one  causeway  and  one  bridge  connect  the  two 
  islands  to  the  peninsula  on  mainland 
 
  Macau:People 
 
  Population:  490,901  (July  1995  est.) 
 
  Age  structure: 
  0-14  years:  24%  (female  56,991;  male  60,944) 
  15-64  years:  68%  (female  167,366;  male  165,168) 
  65  years  and  over:  8%  (female  23,537;  male  16,895)  (July  1995  est.) 
 
  Population  growth  rate:  1.25%  (1995  est.) 
 
  Birth  rate:  14.5  births/1,000  population  (1995  est.) 
 
  Death  rate:  4.21  deaths/1,000  population  (1995  est.) 
 
  Net  migration  rate:  2.24  migrant(s)/1,000  population  (1995  est.) 
 
  Infant  mortality  rate:  5.4  deaths/1,000  live  births  (1995  est.) 
 
  Life  expectancy  at  birth: 
  total  population:  79.86  years 
  male:  77.41  years 
  female:  82.43  years  (1995  est.) 
 
  Total  fertility  rate:  1.49  children  born/woman  (1995  est.) 
 
  Nationality: 
  noun:  Macanese  (singular  and  plural) 
  adjective:  Macau 
 
  Ethnic  divisions:  Chinese  95%,  Portuguese  3%,  other  2% 
 
  Religions:  Buddhist  45%,  Roman  Catholic  7%,  Protestant  1%,  none  45.8%, 
  other  1.2%  (1981) 
 
  Languages:  Portuguese  (official),  Cantonese  is  the  language  of 
  commerce 
 
  Literacy:  age  15  and  over  can  read  and  write  (1981) 
  total  population:  90% 
  male:  93% 
  female:  86% 
 
  Labor  force:  180,000  (1986) 
  by  occupation:  NA 
 
  Macau:Government 
 
  Names: 
  conventional  long  form:  none 
  conventional  short  form:  Macau 
  local  long  form:  none 
  local  short  form:  Ilha  de  Macau 
 
  Digraph:  MC 
 
  Type:  overseas  territory  of  Portugal  scheduled  to  revert  to  China  in 
  1999 
 
  Capital:  Macau 
 
  Administrative  divisions:  2  districts  (concelhos,  singular  - 
  concelho);  Ilhas  Macau 
 
  Independence:  none  (territory  of  Portugal;  Portugal  signed  an 
  agreement  with  China  on  13  April  1987  to  return  Macau  to  China  on  20 
  December  1999;  in  the  joint  declaration,  China  promises  to  respect 
  Macau's  existing  social  and  economic  systems  and  lifestyle  for  50  year 
  after  transition) 
 
  National  holiday:  Day  of  Portugal,  10  June  (1580) 
 
  Constitution:  17  February  1976,  Organic  Law  of  Macau;  basic  law 
  drafted  primarily  by  Beijing  awaiting  final  approval 
 
  Legal  system:  Portuguese  civil  law  system 
 
  Suffrage:  18  years  of  age;  universal 
 
  Executive  branch: 
  chief  of  state:  President  (of  Portugal)  Mario  Alberto  SOARES  (since  9 
  March  1986) 
  head  of  government:  Governor  Gen.  Vasco  Joachim  Rocha  VIEIRA  (since  20 
  March  1991) 
  cabinet:  Consultative  Council;  consists  of  five  members  appointed  by 
  the  governor,  two  nominated  by  the  governor,  five  members  elected  for 
  a  four-year  term  (2  represent  administrative  bodies,  1  represents 
  moral,  cultural,  and  welfare  interests,  and  2  economic  interests),  and 
  three  statuatory  members 
 
  Legislative  branch:  unicameral 
  Legislative  Assembly:  elections  last  held  on  10  March  1991  (next  to  be 
  held  NA);  results  -  percent  of  vote  by  party  NA  seats  -  (23  total,  8 
  elected  by  universal  suffrage,  8  by  indirect  suffrage,  and  7  appointed 
  by  the  governor)  number  of  seats  by  party  NA 
 
  Judicial  branch:  Supreme  Court 
 
  Political  parties  and  leaders:  Association  to  Defend  the  Interests  of 
  Macau;  Macau  Democratic  Center;  Group  to  Study  the  Development  of 
  Macau;  Macau  Independent  Group 
 
  Other  political  or  pressure  groups:  wealthy  Macanese  and  Chinese 
  representing  local  interests,  wealthy  pro-Communist  merchants 
  representing  China's  interests;  in  January  1967  the  Macau  Government 
  acceded  to  Chinese  demands  that  gave  China  veto  power  over 
  administration 
 
  Member  of:  CCC,  ESCAP  (associate),  GATT,  IMO  (associate),  INTERPOL 
  (subbureau),  WTO  (associate) 
 
  Diplomatic  representation  in  US:  none  (Chinese  territory  under 
  Portuguese  administration) 
 
  US  diplomatic  representation:  the  US  has  no  offices  in  Macau,  and  US 
  interests  are  monitored  by  the  US  Consulate  General  in  Hong  Kong 
 
  Flag:  the  flag  of  Portugal  is  used 
 
  Economy 
 
  Overview:  The  economy  is  based  largely  on  tourism  (including  gambling) 
  and  textile  and  fireworks  manufacturing.  Efforts  to  diversify  have 
  spawned  other  small  industries  -  toys,  artificial  flowers,  and 
  electronics.  The  tourist  sector  has  accounted  for  roughly  25%  of  GDP, 
  and  the  clothing  industry  has  provided  about  two-thirds  of  export 
  earnings;  the  gambling  industry  represented  well  over  40%  of  GDP  in 
  1992.  Macau  depends  on  China  for  most  of  its  food,  fresh  water,  and 
  energy  imports.  Japan  and  Hong  Kong  are  the  main  suppliers  of  raw 
  materials  and  capital  goods. 
 
  National  product:  GDP  -  purchasing  power  parity  -  $4.8  billion  (1993 
  est.) 
 
  National  product  real  growth  rate:  NA% 
 
  National  product  per  capita:  $10,000  (1993  est.) 
 
  Inflation  rate  (consumer  prices):  7.7%  (1992  est.) 
 
  Unemployment  rate:  2%  (1992  est.) 
 
  Budget: 
  revenues:  $305  million 
  expenditures:  $298  million,  including  capital  expenditures  of  $NA 
  (1989  est.) 
 
  Exports:  $1.8  billion  (1992  est.) 
  commodities:  textiles,  clothing,  toys 
  partners:  US  35%,  Hong  Kong  12.5%,  Germany  12%,  China  9.9%,  France  8% 
  (1992  est.) 
 
  Imports:  $2  billion  (1992  est.) 
  commodities:  raw  materials,  foodstuffs,  capital  goods 
  partners:  Hong  Kong  33%,  China  20%,  Japan  18%  (1992  est.) 
 
  External  debt:  $91  million  (1985) 
 
  Industrial  production:  growth  rate  NA% 
 
  Electricity: 
  capacity:  258,000  kW 
  production:  950  million  kWh 
  consumption  per  capita:  2,093  kWh  (1993) 
 
  Industries:  clothing,  textiles,  toys,  plastic  products,  furniture, 
  tourism 
 
  Agriculture:  rice,  vegetables;  food  shortages  -  rice,  vegetables, 
  meat;  depends  mostly  on  imports  for  food  requirements 
 
  Economic  aid:  none 
 
  Currency:  1  pataca  P  =  100  avos 
 
  Exchange  rates:  patacas  P  per  US$1  -  8.034  (1991-94),  8.024  (1990), 
  8.030  (1989);  note  -  linked  to  the  Hong  Kong  dollar  at  the  rate  of 
  1.03  patacas  per  Hong  Kong  dollar 
 
  Fiscal  year:  calendar  year 
 
  Macau:Transportation 
 
  Railroads:  0  km 
 
  Highways: 
  total:  42  km 
  paved:  42  km 
 
  Ports:  Macau 
 
  Merchant  marine:  none 
 
  Airports:  none  usable,  1  under  construction;  1  seaplane  station 
 
  Macau:Communications 
 
  Telephone  system:  52,000  telephones;  fairly  modern  communication 
  facilities  maintained  for  domestic  and  international  services 
  local:  NA 
  intercity:  NA 
  international:  high-frequency  radio  communication  facility;  access  to 
  international  communications  carriers  provided  via  Hong  Kong  and 
  China;  1  INTELSAT  (Indian  Ocean)  earth  station 
 
  Radio: 
  broadcast  stations:  AM  4,  FM  3,  shortwave  0 
  radios:  115,000 
 
  Television: 
  broadcast  stations:  0;  note  -  TV  programs  received  from  Hong  Kong 
  televisions:  NA 
 
  Macau:Defense  Forces 
 
  Branches:  NA 
 
  Manpower  availability:  males  age  15-49  141,160;  males  fit  for  military 
  service  78,578  (1995  est.) 
 
  Note:  defense  is  responsibility  of  Portugal 
 
 
 




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