Macau

Macao Special Admeenistrative Region o the Fowkrepublic o Cheenae
Cheenese:	中華人民共和國澳門特別行政區
Cantonese romanisation:	Jūng'wàh Yàhnmàhn Guhng'wòhgwok Oumún Dahkbiht Hàhngjingkēui
Portuguese:	Região Administrativa Especial de Macau da República Popular da China
	Banner Emblem
	Anthem: "Mairch o the Volunteers"; 義勇軍進行曲; Yihyúhnggwān Jeunhàhngkūk; Marcha dos Voluntários
	Ceety flouer:; Nelumbo nucifera; 蓮花; Līnfàa; lótus, flor-de-lótus, loto-índico, lótus-índico
	Location o Macau
Offeecial leids	Cheenese; Portuguese;
Regional leid	Cantonese
Offeecial scripts	Tradeetional Cheenese; Portuguese orthography
Ethnic groups (2016)	88.4% Cheenese; 4.6% Filipino; 2.4% Vietnamese; 1.8% Portuguese or Macanese; 2.8% ither
Demonym(s)	Macanese
Govrenment	Devolved executive-led seestem within a socialist republic
• Chief Executive	Ho Iat Seng
• Admeenistration an Juistice Secretar	Sonia Chan
• Economy an Finance Secretar	Lionel Leong
• Security Secretar	Wong Sio Chak
• Assemmly Preses	Ho Iat Seng
• Coort Preses	Sam Hou Fai
Legislatur	Legislative Assembly
National representation
• National People's Congress	12 deputies (of 2,924)
• Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference	29 delegates
Special admeenistrative region within the Fowkrepublic o Cheenae
• Portuguese settlement	1557
• Sino-Portuguese Treaty o Peking	1 December 1887
• Sino-Portuguese Jynt Declaration	26 Mairch 1987
• Transfer o sovereignty; frae Portugal	20 December 1999
Aurie
• Total	115.3 km2 (44.5 sq mi)
• Water (%)	73.7
Population
• 2017 estimate	653,100 (167t)
• Density	21,340/km2 (55,270.3/sq mi) (1st)
GDP (PPP)	2018 estimate
• Total	$78.1 billion (95t)
• Per capita	$118,098 (2nt)
GDP (nominal)	2018 estimate
• Tot	$53.9 billion (83rd)
• Per capita	$81,585 (3rd)
HDI (2016)	0.909; verra heich · 17t
Currency	Macanese pataca (MOP)
Time zone	UTC+8 (Macau Staundart Time)
Date format	dd-mm-yyyy; yyyy年mm月dd日
Drivin side	caur
Cawin code	+853
ISO 3166 code	MO
Internet TLD	.mo; .澳門; .澳门;

Macau (Cheenese: 澳門), an aw spelled Macao, is, alang wi Hong Kong, ane o the twa special admeenistrative regions o the Fowkrepublic o Cheenae. It lies on the wastren side o the Pearl River Delta, borderin Guangdong province tae the north an facin the Sooth Cheenae Sea tae the east an sooth.^[6]

The territory's economy is hivily dependent on gamblin an tourism but includes manufacturin an aw.

Macau wis a Portuguese colony an baith the first an last European colony in Cheenae.^[7]^[8] Portuguese traders first settled in Macau in the 16t century an subsequently admeenistered the region till the haundower on 20 December 1999. The Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration an the Basic Law o Macau stipulate that Macau operates wi a hie degree o autonomy till at least 2049, fifty years efter the transfer.^[9]

Unner the policy o "ane kintra, twa seestems", the PRC's Central Fowr Govrenment is responsible for the territory's defense an foreign affairs, while Macau maintains its awn legal seestem, polis force, monetary seestem, customs policy, an immigration policy. Macau participates in mony internaitional organizations an events that dae no require members tae possess naitional sovereignty.^[9]^[10] Accordin tae the CIA factbeuk, Macau haes the heichest life expectancy in the warld.^[11]

Etymology

Afore the Portuguese settlement in the early 16t century, Macau wis kent as Haojing (Oyster Mirror) or Jinghai (Mirror Sea).^[12] The name Macau is thocht tae be derived frae the A-Ma Temple (Cheenese: 媽閣廟; Jyutping: Maa1 Gok3 Miu6), a temple built in 1448 dedicatit tae Matsu — the goddess o seafarers an fishermen. It is said that when the Portuguese sailors laundit at the coast juist ootside the temple an asked the name o the place, the natives replied "媽閣" (jyutping:Maa1 Gok3). The Portuguese then named the peninsula "Macau".^[13] The present Chinese name (澳門) means "Inlet Gates".