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Brief History. Macau was colonized by the Portuguese in the 16th century, and was the first European settlement in the Far East. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and Portugal on 13 April 1987, Macau became the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China on 20 December 1999. China has promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's socialist economic system will not be practiced in Macau, and that Macau will enjoy a high degree of autonomy in all matters except foreign and defense affairs for the next 50 years.

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Country Information

Local name: Aomen (Chinese); Macau (Portuguese)

Capital:

Population: 453,125

Government: limited democracy

Currency: pataca (MOP)

Land size: 28.2 sq km

Topography: generally flat

Typical foods:

Major exports: clothing, textiles, footwear, toys, electronics, machinery and parts

Information on the People

Official language: Cantonese 87.9%

Other languages spoken: Hokkien 4.4%, Mandarin 1.6%, other Chinese dialects 3.1%, other 3%

Religions: Buddhist 50%, Roman Catholic 15%, none and other 35%

Literacy rate: 94.5%

Male/Female Ratio: 0.92 male(s) to every 1 female

Life expectancy: 82.19 years

Ethnic groups: Chinese 95.7%, Macanese (mixed Portuguese and Asian ancestry) 1%, other 3.3%

Internet users: 201,000

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