The CIA World Factbook Every edition, 1990 to 2025 Southeast Asia
Country name Macau, in 35 editions.
The entry for Macau published Country name in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 15 editions. Each is shown as published. Country name in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 15
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Long-form name” (1990 to 1992), “Names” (1993 to 1995), “Name of country” (1996) and “Country name” (1997 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 3 editions, 1990 to 1992.
Published as “Long-form name”
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Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Macau
- local long form:
- none
- local short form:
- Ilha de Macau
conventional long form:
none
conventional short form:
Macau
local long form:
none
local short form:
Ilha de Macau
The entry for Macau did not include Country name.
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Macau
- local long form:
- none
- local short form:
- Ilha de Macau
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:
local short form:
Published as “Name of country”
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Macau
- local long form:
- none
- local short form:
- Ilha de Macau
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Macau
local long form: none
local short form: Ilha de Macau
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Macau
- local long form:
- none
- local short form :
- Ilha de Macau
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Macau
local long form: none
local short form: form : Ilha de Macau
The same text in 1998 and 1999.
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Macau
- local long form:
- none
- local short form:
- Ilha de Macau
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Macau
local long form: none
local short form : form: Ilha de Macau
- 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)
conventional long form: none Macau Special Administrative Region
conventional short form: Macau
local long form: none Aomen Tebie Xingzhengqu (Chinese); Regiao Administrativa Especial de Macau (Portuguese)
local short form: Ilha de Aomen (Chinese); Macau (Portuguese)
- 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)
conventional long form: Macau Special Administrative Region
The same text in 2002 and 2003.
- conventional long form:
- Macau Special Administrative Region
- conventional short form:
- Macau
- local short form:
- Aomen (Chinese); Macau (Portuguese)
- local long form:
- Aomen Tebie Xingzhengqu (Chinese); Regiao Administrativa Especial de Macau (Portuguese)
conventional long form: Macau Special Administrative Region
conventional short form: Macau
local short form: Aomen (Chinese); Macau (Portuguese)
local long form: Aomen Tebie Xingzhengqu (Chinese); Regiao Administrativa Especial de Macau (Portuguese) local short form: Aomen (Chinese); Macau (Portuguese)
The same text in 5 editions, 2004 to 2008.
- 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)
conventional long form: Macau Special Administrative Region
conventional short form: Macau
local short form: Aomen (Chinese); Macau (Portuguese) long form: Aomen Tebie Xingzhengqu (Chinese); Regiao Administrativa Especial de Macau (Portuguese)
local
local short form: Aomen (Chinese); Macau (Portuguese)
The same text in 2009 and 2010.
- 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)
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)
The same text in 4 editions, 2011 to 2014.
- conventional long form:
- Macau Special Administrative Region
- conventional short form:
- Macau
- official long form:
- Aomen Tebie Xingzhengqu (Chinese); Regiao Administrativa Especial de Macau (Portuguese)
- official short form:
- Aomen (Chinese); Macau (Portuguese)
conventional long form:
Macau Special Administrative Region
conventional short form:
Macaulocal official long form:
Aomen Tebie Xingzhengqu (Chinese); Regiao Administrativa Especial de Macau (Portuguese)local official short form:
Aomen (Chinese); Macau (Portuguese)
- conventional long form:
- Macau Special Administrative Region
- conventional short form:
- Macau
- official long form:
- Aomen Tebie Xingzhengqu (Chinese); Regiao Administrativa Especial de Macau (Portuguese)
- official short form:
- Aomen (Chinese); Macau (Portuguese)
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
official long form:
official short form:
- conventional long form:
- Macau Special Administrative Region
- conventional short form:
- Macau
- official long form:
- Aomen Tebie Xingzhengqu (Chinese); Regiao Administrativa Especial de Macau (Portuguese)
- official short form:
- Aomen (Chinese); Macau (Portuguese)
- etymology:
- name is thought to derive from the A-Ma Temple - built in 1488 and dedicated to Mazu, the goddess of seafarers and fishermen - which is referred to locally as "Maa Gok" and which in Portuguese became "Macau";
- the Chinese name Aomen means "inlet gates"
conventional long form: Macau Special Administrative Region
conventional short form: Macau
official long form: Aomen Tebie Xingzhengqu (Chinese); Regiao Administrativa Especial de Macau (Portuguese)
official short form: Aomen (Chinese); Macau (Portuguese)
etymology: name is thought to derive from the A-Ma Temple - built in 1488 and dedicated to Mazu, the goddess of seafarers and fishermen - which is referred to locally as "Maa Gok" and which in Portuguese became "Macau"; the Chinese name Aomen means "inlet gates"
The same text in 5 editions, 2017 to 2021.
- conventional long form:
- Macau Special Administrative Region
- conventional short form:
- Macau
- official long form:
- Aomen Tebie Xingzhengqu (Chinese); Regiao Administrativa Especial de Macau (Portuguese)
- official short form:
- Aomen (Chinese); Macau (Portuguese)
- etymology:
- name is thought to derive from the A-Ma Temple - built in 1488 and dedicated to Mazu, the goddess of seafarers and fishermen - which is referred to locally as "Maa Gok" - and in Portuguese became "Macau";
- the Chinese name Aomen means "inlet gates"
conventional long form: Macau Special Administrative Region
conventional short form: Macau
official long form: Aomen Tebie Xingzhengqu (Chinese); Regiao Administrativa Especial de Macau (Portuguese)
official short form: Aomen (Chinese); Macau (Portuguese)
etymology: name is thought to derive from the A-Ma Temple - built in 1488 and dedicated to Mazu, the goddess of seafarers and fishermen - which is referred to locally as "Maa Gok" - and which in Portuguese became "Macau"; the Chinese name Aomen means "inlet gates"
The same text in 3 editions, 2022 to 2024.
- conventional long form:
- Macau Special Administrative Region
- conventional short form:
- Macau
- official long form:
- Aomen Tebie Xingzhengqu (Chinese)/ Regiao Administrativa Especial de Macau (Portuguese)
- official short form:
- Aomen (Chinese)/ Macau (Portuguese)
- etymology:
- name is thought to derive from the A-Ma Temple - built in 1488 and dedicated to Mazu, the goddess of seafarers and fishermen - which is referred to locally as "Maa Gok" - and in Portuguese became "Macau";
- the Chinese name Aomen means "inlet gates"
conventional long form: Macau Special Administrative Region
conventional short form: Macau
official long form: Aomen Tebie Xingzhengqu (Chinese); (Chinese)/ Regiao Administrativa Especial de Macau (Portuguese)
official short form: Aomen (Chinese); (Chinese)/ Macau (Portuguese)
etymology: name is thought to derive from the A-Ma Temple - built in 1488 and dedicated to Mazu, the goddess of seafarers and fishermen - which is referred to locally as "Maa Gok" - and in Portuguese became "Macau"; the Chinese name Aomen means "inlet gates"
- conventional long form:
- Macau Special Administrative Region
- conventional short form:
- Macau
- official long form:
- Aomen Tebie Xingzhengqu (Chinese)/ Regiao Administrativa Especial de Macau (Portuguese)
- official short form:
- Aomen (Chinese)/ Macau (Portuguese)
- etymology:
- name derived from the Chinese ama-gao , or “Bay of Ama,” for Ama, the patron goddess of sailors
conventional long form: Macau Special Administrative Region
conventional short form: Macau
official long form: Aomen Tebie Xingzhengqu (Chinese)/ Regiao Administrativa Especial de Macau (Portuguese)
official short form: Aomen (Chinese)/ Macau (Portuguese)
etymology: name is thought to derive derived from the A-Ma Temple - built in 1488 and dedicated to Mazu, Chinese ama-gao , or “Bay of Ama,” for Ama, the patron goddess of seafarers and fishermen - which is referred to locally as "Maa Gok" - and in Portuguese became "Macau"; the Chinese name Aomen means "inlet gates" sailors
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Macau: Country name.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/macau/country-name.