Area: 21 Km˛
Population: 454.000 (2001 est.)
Density: 21.619 pop/Km˛

System of government: Special Administrative Region of China
Capital: Macau (Santo Nome de Deus de Macau) 420.000 pop.
Major cities: Taipa, Coloane
Ethnic majority: Chinese 95%, Macanese, Portuguese and others 5%
Border countries: China NORTH

Major height: Coloane Alto 174 m
Principal rivers: -
Principal lakes: -
Principal islands: Ilha de Coloane 7,7 Km˛, Ilha da Taipa 5,7 Km˛
Climate: Tropical

Language: Portuguese, Chinese (Cantonese)
Religion: Buddhisst 50%, Catholic 15%, other 35%
Currency: Pataca (MOP)