Macau

• essentially urban;
• an area of land reclaimed from the sea measuring 5.2 sq km and known as Cotai now connects the islands of Coloane and Taipa;
• the island area is connected to the mainland peninsula by three bridges

at birth:

1.05 male(s)/female

under 15 years:

1.14 male(s)/female

15-64 years:

0.88 male(s)/female

65 years and over:

0.88 male(s)/female

total population:

0.92 male(s)/female (2010 est.)

noun:

Chinese

adjective:

Chinese

conventional long form:

Macau Special Administrative Region

conventional short form:

Macau

local long form:

Aomen Tebie Xingzhengqu (Chinese); Regiao Administrativa Especial de Macau (Portuguese)

local short form:

Aomen (Chinese); Macau (Portuguese)

• National Day (Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China), 1 October (1949);
• note - 20 December 1999 is celebrated as Macau Special Administrative Region Establishment Day

• direct election 18 years of age for some non-executive positions, universal for permanent residents living in Macau for the past seven years;
• indirect election limited to organizations registered as "corporate voters" (257 are currently registered) and a 300-member Election Committee drawn from broad regional groupings, municipal organizations, and central government bodies

chief of state:

President of China HU Jintao (since 15 March 2003)

head of government:

Chief Executive Fernando CHUI Sai-on (since 20 December 2009)

cabinet:

Executive Council consists of 1 government secretary, 3 legislators, 4 businessmen, 1 pro-Beijing unionist, and 1 pro-Beijing educator; (For more information visit theWorld Leaders website)

elections:

• chief executive chosen by a 300-member Election Committee for a five-year term (eligible for a second term);
• election last held on 26 July 2009 (next to be held in July 2014)

election results:

Fernando CHUI Sai-on elected in 2009 with 282 votes, took office on 20 December 2009

• Alliance for Change or MUDAR;
• Macau Development Alliance or NUDM [Angela LEONG On-kei];
• Macau-Guangdong Union or UNG;
• Macau United Citizens' Association or ACUM [CHAN Meng-kam];
• New Democratic Macau Association or APMD [Antonio NG Kuok-cheong];
• New Hope or NE [Jose Maria Pereira COUTINHO];
• Union for Promoting Progress or UPP [LEONG Heng-teng]

note: there is no political party ordinance, so there are no registered political parties; politically active groups register as societies or companies

• Civic Power [Agnes LAM Lok-fong];
• Macau New Chinese Youth Association [LEONG Sin-man];
• Macau Society of Tourism and Entertainment or STDM [Stanley HO];
• Macau Worker's Union [HO Heng-kuok];
• Union for Democracy Development [Antonio NG Kuok-cheong]

• green with a lotus flower above a stylized bridge and water in white, beneath an arc of five gold, five-pointed stars: one large in the center of the arc and two smaller on either side;
• the lotus is the floral emblem of Macau, the three petals represent the peninsula and two islands that make up Macau;
• the five stars echo those on the flag of China

manufacturing:

4.9%

construction:

9.3%

transport and communications:

5.2%

wholesale and retail trade:

12.6%

restaurants and hotels:

13.6%

gambling:

14.2%

public sector:

6.6%

financial services:

2.1%

other services and agriculture:

31.5% (2009 est.)

lowest 10%:

NA%

highest 10%:

NA%

• only 2% of land area is cultivated, mainly by vegetable growers;
• fishing, mostly for crustaceans, is important;
• some of the catch is exported to Hong Kong

general assessment:

fairly modern communication facilities maintained for domestic and international services

domestic:

• termination of monopoly over mobile-cellular telephone services in 2001 spurred sharp increase in subscriptions with mobile-cellular teledensity approaching 200 per 100 persons in 2010;
• fixed-line subscribership appears to have peaked and is now in decline

international:

• country code - 853;
• landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3 submarine cable network that provides links to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe;
• HF radiotelephone communication facility;
• satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (2010)

• local government dominates broadcast media;
• 2 television stations operated by the government with one broadcasting in Portuguese and the other in Cantonese and Mandarin;
• cable and satellite TV services are available;
• 3 radio stations broadcasting, of which 2 are government-operated (2008)

total:

413 km

country comparison to the world: 198

paved:

413 km (2009)

males age 16-49:

124,074

females age 16-49:

149,799 (2010 est.)

male:

4,488

female:

3,900 (2010 est.)