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Macau
executive-led limited democracy; a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China
Portuguese ships began arriving in 1513. In the 1550s, Portuguese paying tribute to China settled in Macau, which became the official entrepôt for all international trade with China and Japan and the first European settlement in the Far East. The first governor was appointed in the 17th century, but the Portuguese remained largely under the control of the Chinese.
Profile
Population644K
GDP$77.5B
Area28 km²
LanguageCantonese 81%, Mandarin 4.7%, other Chinese dialects 5.4%, English 3.6%, Tagalog 2.9%, Portuguese 0.6%, other 1.8% (2021 est.)
Currencypatacas (MOP) per US dollar -
At a Glance
Population
644K
GDP (PPP)
$78B
