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Macau or Macao is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China. With a population of about 680,000 and a land area of 32.9 km 2 (12.7 sq mi), it is the most densely populated region in the world.
- History of Macau
The human history of Macau stretches back up to 6,000 years,...
- Portuguese Macau
Macau (officially the Province of Macau from 1897 to 1976...
- Outline of Macau
The following outline is provided as an overview of and...
- Emblem
For Macau, a dragon was used for the part of the shield...
- Sport in Macau
Macau Olympic Committee hosted the East Asian Games in 2005....
- University of Macau
The University of Macau (UM or UMac) is a public research...
- Historic Centre
The Historic Centre of Macao (Portuguese: Centro Histórico...
- Flag
The Regional Flag of the Macau Special Administrative Region...
- Gambling in Macau
Gambling in Macau has been legal since the 1850s when the...
- History of Macau
Macau is a small city in the southern coast in China. Like Hong Kong, Macau also has a large amount of autonomy, with its own passport, currency, economic rules, and constitution .
- Chinese, Portuguese
Macau is a Special Administrative Region on the southern coast of China. It is located at the south of Guangdong Province, on the tip of the peninsula formed by the Zhujiang (Pearl River) estuary on the east and the Xijiang (West River) on the west.
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Macau or Macao is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China. With a population of about 680,000 and a land area of 32.9 km2 (12.7 sq mi), it is the most densely populated region in the world.
Macau is a special administrative region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China. It was leased to Portugal in 1557 as a trading post in exchange for a symbolic annual rent of 500 tael. Despite remaining under Chinese sovereignty and authority, the Portuguese came to consider and administer Macau as a de facto colony.