Macao Special Administrative Region, China
The Macao SAR lies on the western side of the Pearl River estuary in southern China, bordering Zhuhai in Guangdong Province. It returned to Chinese sovereignty on 20 December 1999 and operates under 'One Country, Two Systems', 'Macao people administering Macao' and a high degree of autonomy. Macao is a world centre of tourism and leisure and a service platform for commercial co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking countries. Land reclamation has expanded its area from 11.6 km² in 1912 to about 33.4 km².
- Administrative seat
- Macao Peninsula (Government Headquarters)
- Population
- 688,300
- Area
- 33.4 km²
- Currency
- Macanese pataca (MOP)
- Official language
- Chinese (traditional) · Portuguese