Macau

1
country profile
Macau
2
geography
MACAU peninsula
TAIPA island
COLOANE island
25.4 square km
3
population

• Population 445,286 (2004 estimate CIA world
  factbook) UK 60,094,648
• Density 17,530 per square km UK 245/square km
• The population growth rate is 0.87 (2004
  estimate CIA world factbook)

4
religion

• Non-religious 60
• Chinese 19.69
• Buddhist 13
• Christian 7.31
• (includes nominal Christian, Protestant and 5
  Roman Catholic)
• -Protestant Evangelical 1.13

5
history
Macau means city of God and was the name of the
temple situated where the first Portuguese
explorers landed 1557 Portuguese trading
colony 1887 Portuguese sovereignty 1900 became
known as a smuggling and gambling centre 1987
Portugal agreed to return Macau to China December
1999 Macau returned to China Surge in visitors
from Mainland China Gambling and tourism are key
industries Now a Special Administrative Region
with a high degree of autonomy granted by China