Match 146 DB Rec# - 7,598 Dataset-WOFACT
Title :Macau
Text :
Macau
Header
Affiliation:
(overseas territory of Portugal)
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
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
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
Government
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
Economy
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
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
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
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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