Outline of Macau

The Regional flag of the Macau Special Administrative Region

The Regional emblem of the Macau Special Administrative Region

The location of Macau

An enlargeable map of Macau, showing Macau Peninsula, Cotai, Taipa and Coloane.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Macau:

The Macau Special Administrative Region^[1] of the People's Republic of China – one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China, the other being Hong Kong. Macau lies on the western side of the Pearl River Delta, bordering Guangdong province in the north and facing the South China Sea in the east and south.^[2] The territory has thriving industries such as textiles, electronics and toys, and a notable tourist industry that boasts a wide range of hotels, resorts, stadiums, restaurants and casinos.^[3]

General reference

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: Macao
• Official English country name: The Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
• Common endonym(s): Macau (Portuguese) and 澳門 (Chinese)
• Official endonym(s): Região Administrativa Especial de Macau da República Popular da China (Portuguese) and 中華人民共和國澳門特別行政區 (Chinese)
• Adjectival(s): Macanese
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Macau
• ISO country codes: MO, MAC, 446
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:MO
• Internet country code top-level domain: .mo

Geography of Macau

• Macau is a:
  • City
  • City-state
  • Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
  • Peninsula and two islands (one of which is both an artificial island and an airport)
• Population of Macau: 520,400 people (2007 estimate) - 167th most populous country
• Area of Macau: 29.2 km² (11.3 sq mi) (about ¹⁄₆ the size of Washington DC) - not ranked
• Atlas of Macau
• Climate of Macau: subtropical

Location of Macau

• Macau falls within the following regions
  • Northern Hemisphere
    • Eurasia
      • Asia
        • East Asia
  • Time zone: China Standard Time (UTC+08)
• Extreme points of Macau
  • High: Coloane Alto 172 m (564 ft)
  • Low: South China Sea 0 m

Geographic features of Macau

• List of bridges and tunnels in Macau
• Bridges of Macau
  • Ponte de Amizade
  • Ponte de Sai Van
  • Ponte Governador Nobre de Carvalho
• Cotai
• Coloane
• Macau International Airport - artificial island (reclaimed land)
• Macau Peninsula
• Taipa
• World Heritage sites in Macau: Historic center of Macau (including the St Paulo's ruins and the A-Má temple).

Administrative divisions of Macau

• Capital of Macau: Not applicable. As a semi-autonomous city-state, Macau doesn't have a capital, it is its own capital.
• Municipality of Macau (coterminous with Macau Peninsula)
  • Our Lady of Fatima Parish
  • St. Anthony Parish
  • St. Lazarus Parish
  • Cathedral Parish
  • St. Lawrence Parish
• Municipality of the Islands
  • Our Lady of Carmel Parish, coterminous with the island of Taipa
  • St. Francis Xavier's Parish, coterminous with the island of Coloane

(Cotai, the reclaimed land between the islands of Taipa and Coloane, had not been assigned to any of the parishes as of 2005).

Demography of Macau

Population: 503,000 (2006 Qtr2 est.)

• Males: 245,600 (2006 Qtr2 est.)
• Females: 257,400 (2006 Qtr2 est.)

Government and politics of Macau

Main article: Government of Macau and Politics of Macau

• Form of government: as a Special administrative region of the People's Republic of China, Macau is a city-state and a multi-party limited democracy
  • One country, two systems
    • PRC controls the foreign affairs and defense of Macau
    • Macau has its own 3-branch government, partly elected, partly appointed
      • Empowered by Macau Basic Law until 2049
• Capital of Macau: Not applicable. As a semi-autonomous city-state, Macau doesn't have a capital, it is its own capital.

• Elections in Macau
• Mainland and Macau Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement
• Political parties in Macau

Branches of the government of Macau

Executive branch of the government of Macau

• Head of state: President of China, Hu Jintao
• Head of government: Chief Executive of Macau, Edmund Ho.
• Cabinet: Executive Council of Macau
  • Ho Veng On — Secretary General
  • Secretariat for Administration and Justice - Florinda da Rosa Silva Chan
  • Secretariat for Economy and Finance - Francis Tam Pak Yuen
  • Secretariat for Security - Cheong Kuoc Vá
  • Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture - Fernando Chui Sai On
  • Secretariat for Transport and Public Works - Lau Si Io

Other departments of the government of Macau

• Commission Against Corruption - Cheong U
• Commission of Audit - Fátima Choi

Legislative branch of the government of Macau

• Parliament of Macau (unicameral): Legislative Assembly of Macau

Judicial branch of the government of Macau

• Supreme Court of Macau

Foreign relations of Macau

International organization membership

The Macau Special Administrative Region is a member of:^[1]

• International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
• International Maritime Organization (IMO) (associate)
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (correspondent)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) (associate)
• Universal Postal Union (UPU)
• World Customs Organization (WCO)
• World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
• World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
• World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) (associate)
• World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Macau

• Macau Basic Law
• Capital punishment in Macau
• Constitution of Macau
• Human rights in Macau
  • LGBT rights in Macau
  • Freedom of religion in Macau
• Law enforcement in Macau

Military of Macau

• Macau does not have a military of its own, and is a protectorate of the PRC
• Defense: responsibility of the PLA of the PRC
  • People's Liberation Army Macau Garrison

History of Macau

• Municipal Council of Macau
• Municipalities of Macau
• Military of Macau under Portuguese rule
• Transfer of the sovereignty of Macau

Culture of Macau

Street scene in Macau

• Cuisine of Macau
• Events and festivals in Macau
• Gambling in Macau
• Languages of Macau
• Media of Macau
• Museums in Macau
• National symbols of Macau
  • Emblem of Macau
  • Flag of Macau
  • National anthem of Macau
• Public holidays in Macau
• Religion in Macau
• World Heritage Sites in Macau: Historic Centre of Macau

Art in Macau

• Music of Macau
• Television in Macau

Sports in Macau

• Macau Grand Prix
• Macau national football team (soccer)
• Macau national rugby union team

Economy and infrastructure of Macau

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 98th (ninety-eighth)
• Buildings
  • Oldest buildings and structures in Macau
  • Tallest buildings in Macau
  • All buildings in Macau
• Communications in Macau
  • Internet in Macau
• Companies in Macau
• Currency of Macau: Pataca
  • ISO 4217: MOP
• Health care in Macau
• Mining in Macau: None (it's a city)
• Macau Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Macau
• Transport in Macau
  • Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Pier, Macau
  • Airports in Macau
    • Macau International Airport
  • Roads in Macau
  • Macau Light Transit System

Education in Macau

See also

• Index of Macau-related articles
• List of international rankings
• Outline of Asia
• Outline of China
• Outline of geography

References

1. "Macau". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 15, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
2. Macao Yearbook 2007, 475.
3. Chan, 12-13.

External links

Business

• MacauHub

Government

• Portal of the government of Macau
• Government Information Bureau
• Cultural Affairs Bureau
• Macau Government Tourist Office

Guides and directories

• Macau City Guide
• Macau travel guide from Wikivoyage

Profiles

• CIA - The World Factbook — Macau
• Library of Congress - Country Study: Macau
• Macau Yearbook
• Encyclopedia of Macau (in Chinese)