# Macau

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| Macao Special Administrative  Region of the People's Republic of China* 中華人民共和國澳門特別行政區
* *Região Administrativa Especial de Macau da República Popular da China*
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| **Himno:**《義勇軍進行曲》 *Yìhyúhnggwān Jeunhàhngkūk* (Yale) *March of the Volunteers*  |
| Padurut king wanan manibat wanan a babo (*clockwise from top right*): Ruins of St. Paul's; Casino Lisboa; St Joseph Seminary Church; Governor Nobre de Carvalho Bridge; A-Ma Temple; Guia Fortress; Macau Tower.Padurut king wanan manibat wanan a babo (*clockwise from top right*): Ruins of St. Paul's; Casino Lisboa; St Joseph Seminary Church; Governor Nobre de Carvalho Bridge; A-Ma Temple; Guia Fortress; Macau Tower.
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| Location of Macau |
| Opisyal a amanu | * Chinese
* Portuguese
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| Spoken languages | * Cantonese
* Macanese Portuguese
* Macanese (*Patuá*)
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| Writing systems | * Traditional Chinese
* Latin alphabet
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| **Ethnic groups** | * 92.4% Chinese
* 2.7% Filipino
* 1.5% English
* 1.4% Portuguese
* 2.0% Other
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| Demonym | Macanese |
| Kapamahalan | Special administrative region |
|  -  | Chief Executive | Ho Iat Seng |
|  -  | Administration and Justice Secretary | Florinda Chan |
|  -  | Court President | Sam Hou Fai |
|  -  | Assembly President | Lau Cheok Va |
| Establishment |
|  -  | Portuguese administration | 1557  |
|  -  | Portuguese colony | 1 December 1887  |
|  -  | Transfer of sovereignty | 20 December 1999  |
| Lapad |
|  -  | Total | 29.5 km2 (235th) 11.39 sq mi  |
|  -  | Water (%) | 0 |
| Populasyun |
|  -  | 2012a estimate | 568,700 (167th) |
|  -  | 2011 census | 552,503 (167th) |
|  -  | Density | 18,568/km2 (1st) 48,092/sq mi |
| **GDP** (PPP) | 2011 estimate |
|  -  | Total | US$47.19 billion (98th) |
|  -  | Per capita | US$82,400 (4th) |
| **GDP** (nominal) | 2012  estimate |
|  -  | Total | US$44.300 billion (98th) |
|  -  | Per capita | US$77,353 (4th) |
| **HDI** (2007) |  0.944 very high ·25th |
| Currency | Macanese pataca (`MOP`) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC+8) |
|  -  | Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC) |
| Drives on the | left |
| Calling code | +853 |
| ISO 3166 code | MO |
| Internet TLD | .mo |
| a. | Second quarter. |

| Macau |
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| Chinese name |
| Traditional Chinese |  澳門  |
| Simplified Chinese |  澳门  |
| Cantonese Jyutping | ou3mun4\*2 |
| Cantonese Yale | Oumùhn |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Àomén |
| Literal meaning | Bay gate |
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| Hakka |
| - Romanization | Àu-mûn |
| Mandarin |
| - Hanyu Pinyin | Àomén |
| - IPA | [ɑ̂ʊ̯mə̌n] |
| Min |
| - Hokkien POJ | Ò-mn̂g |
| - Min-dong BUC | Ó̤-muòng |
| Wu |
| - Romanization | au去men平 |
| Cantonese (Yue) |
| - Jyutping | ou3mun4\*2 |
| - IPA | [ʔōu mǔːn] |
| - Yale Romanization | Oumùhn |

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| Macao Special Administrative Region |
| Traditional Chinese |  澳門特別行政區 (or 澳門特區)  |
| Simplified Chinese |  澳门特别行政区 (or 澳门特区)  |
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| Hakka |
| - Romanization | Àu-mûn Thi̍t-phe̍t Hàng-tsṳn-khî |
| Mandarin |
| - Hanyu Pinyin | Àomén Tèbié Xíngzhèngqū (Àomén Tèqū) |
| Min |
| - Hokkien POJ | Ò-mn̂g Te̍k-pia̍t Hêng-chèng-khu |
| Wu |
| - Romanization | au去men平 deh入bih入 ghan平tsen去chiu平 |
| Cantonese (Yue) |
| - Jyutping | Ou3mun4\*2 Dak6bit6 Hang4zing3 Keoi1 |

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| Portuguese name |
| Portuguese | Região Administrativa Especial de Macau  for "Macau Special Administrative Region"  |

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Ing **Macau** (traditional Chinese: 澳門), a misusulat muring **Macao** ( /məˈkaʊ/), metung ya kareng adwang special administratibung labuad (*special administrative regions*) ning Maldang Republika ning Tsina (PRC), bukud king Hong Kong. Atyu ing Macau king gilid nang albugan (*western side*) ning Pearl River Delta katulid ning Hong Kong king aslagan, at kalele ne ning lalawigan ning Guangdong king pangulu, at makayarap king Dayatmalat ning Mauling Tsina (*South China Sea*) king aslagan ampong mauli. Mamasa yang maragul ing ekonomiya ning teritoryu king sugal ampong turismu, oneng atin muring sektor a industrial.

## Dalerayan

* Fung, Bong Yin (1999). *Macau: A General Introduction* (in Chinese). Joint Publishing (H.K.) Co. Ltd.. ISBN 962-04-1642-2.
* Chan, S. S. (2000). *The Macau Economy*. Publications Centre, University of Macau. ISBN 99937-26-03-6.
* Godinho, Jorge (2007). *Macau business law and legal system*. LexisNexis, Hong Kong. ISBN 978-962-8937-27-1.
* Government Information Bureau (2007). *Macau Yearbook 2007*. Government Information Bureau of the Macau SAR. ISBN 978-99937-56-09-5.

## Karagdagang babasan

* Cremer (Editor) (1988). *Macau: City of Commerce and Culture*. Univ of Washington Pr. ISBN 0-295-96608-4.
* Berlie, Jean A. (1999). *Macao 2000*. Oxford University Press editor, Oxford, United Kingdom. ISBN 0-19-592074-0.
* Berlie, Jean A. (2000). *Macau's overview at the turn of the century*. St. John's University Institute of Asian Studies editor, New York.
* De Pina-Cabral (2002). *Between China and Europe: Person, Culture and Emotion in Macau*. Berg Publishers. ISBN 0-8264-5749-5.
* Eayrs, James (2003). *Macau Foreign Policy and Government Guide*. International Business Publications, USA. ISBN 0-7397-6451-9.

 Ing Wikimedia Commons atin yang mediang maki kaugnayan kang/king: Maps of Macau
Government
* Portal of the government of Macau Archived Agostu 29, 2006 at the Wayback Machine
* Government Information Bureau
* Macau Yearbook Archived Setyembri 14, 2008 at the Wayback Machine
* Cultural Affairs Bureau
* Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau

General information
* Macau kasulatan king *The World Factbook*
* Macau from *UCB Libraries GovPubs*
* Macau at the Open Directory Project
* Macau profile from the BBC News
* Template:Wikiatlas
* Country Study: Macau from the United States Library of Congress (August, 2000)
* Dr Howard M Scott "Macau" Archived Marsu 3, 2016 at the Wayback Machine

Travel
* Macau Government Tourist Office
* Macau City Guide Archived Abril 26, 2009 at the Wayback Machine

Special education and child development
* Macau Child Development Association

Sports
* Rink Hockey in Macau