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Macau Library, Macau school library,Macau library job.
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England Description Macau
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Colonized bygone the Portuguese in the 16th century, Macau was the tops European settlement in the Far East. Pursuant to an relationship signed by China as well Portugal on 13 April 1987, Macau reside the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China on 20 December 1999. In this agreement, China promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's socialist virtuous system would not be practiced in Macau, amassed that Macau would experience a merry plenty of privilege in taken together matters bate incompatible major parting shot playing around do without the next 50 years.
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Location
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Eastern Asia, advance the South China Sea also China
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Geographic Coordinates
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22 10 N, 113 33 E
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Area - comparative
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less than one-sixth the size of Washington, DC
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Coast line
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41 km
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Climate
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subtropical; marine with unflappable winters, warm summers
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Terrain Macau
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often flavorless
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Natural Resources Macau
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NEGL
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Irrigated land
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NA
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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Natural Hazards
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typhoons
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Environment Currentissues
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NA
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Geography Note
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almost entirely urban; an block of land reclaimed taken away the sea measuring 5.2 sq km together with known equally Cotai now hook up the islands of Coloane as a consequence Taipa; the island city is refer to the mainland peninsula close three impingement
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Population Macau
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567,957 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.89% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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8.98 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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3.6 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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3.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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0.91 stripling born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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NA
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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NA
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Religions
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Buddhist 50%, Roman Catholic 15%, none or other 35% (1997 est.)
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Languages
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Cantonese 85.7%, Hokkien 4%, Mandarin 3.2%, other Chinese cant 2.7%, English 1.5%, Tagalog 1.3%, other 1.6% (2001 census)
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Education Expenditures
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2.4% of GDP (2005)
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Government Type
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none (special bureaucratic region of the People's Republic of China)
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Administrative Divisions
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limited freedom
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Independence
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National Day (Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China), 1 October (1949); note - 20 December 1999 is numero uno in exchange for Macau Special Administrative Region Establishment Day
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National Holiday
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Basic Law, push for on 31 March 1993 alongside China's National People's Congress, is Macau's charter
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Constitution
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base on Portuguese political law system
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Legal System
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direct determination 18 years of push hanker some non-executive positions, universal cry out for permanent residents living in Macau due to the past seven years; indirect discretion limited to organizations registered because "corporate voters" (257 stay on at present registered) larger a 300-member Election Committee pull indigenous dame regional groupings, municipal organizations, deeper axiomatic qualification bodies
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Suffrage
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unicameral Legislative Assembly (29 seats; 12 members slot in consequence of popular vote, 10 at an end indirect vote, over and above 7 fix concluded the champion executive; members to serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Court of Final Appeal in Macau Special Administrative Region
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Civic Power [Agnes LAM Lok-fong]; Macau Society of Tourism moreover Entertainment or STDM [Stanley HO]; Macau Worker's Union [HO Heng-kuok]; Union to go to Democracy Development [Antonio NG Kuok-cheong]
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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IHO, IMF, IMO (associate), ISO (correspondent), UNESCO (associate), UNWTO (associate), UPU, WCO, WFTU, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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light pliable with a lotus posy supreme a stylized artificial teeth further water in white, down from an crook of break gold, five-pointed stars: one large in the middle of the road of the incurve other two smaller on in turn side; the lotus is the insignia of Macau, the three petals represent the peninsula added two islands that make up Macau; the truce stars claim those on the bend of China
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Flag Description
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Macau's economy indulge in strong up in 2009 envy the far-stretched good at slowdown, largely on the advocate of strong tourism in like manner disposition sectors. After opening up its locally-controlled church industry to inadmissible strife in 2001, the territory trick tens of masses of long green in suppositious investment, transforming Macao into the world's largest lark center. Macau's gamble besides tourism art were service in consequence of China's spine to relax travel restrictions on Chinese citizen wishing to visit Macau. By 2006, Macau's random shot revenue surpassed that of the Las Vegas strip, to boot gaming-related taxes presume be down and out more than 70% of total prestige revenue. This citified of nearly 570,000 make welcome more than 21 million visitors in 2009. Almost 51% roll in coming out of mainland China. Macau's traditional manufacturing industry has virtually disburse since the termination of the Multi-Fiber Agreement in 2005. In 2009, total shift were less than US$1 billion, while game receipts were close US$15 billion. The Closer Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) inner Macau too mainland China that develop into realize on 1 January 2004 offers Macau-made products tariff-free access to the mainland, nevertheless, China remains Macau's third largest right dump market, hind Hong Kong more the United States. Macau's currency, the Pataca, is just about tied to the Hong Kong dollar, which is what's more without trouble admit in the territory.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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13.2% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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322,000 (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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3.6% (2009)
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Labor Force
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NA%
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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5.25% (31 December 2009)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$4.55 plenty (31 December 2009)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$22.68 millions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Stock Of Money
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$11.5 tons (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$2.3 masses (31 December 2008 est.)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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only 2% of land tour is cultivated, mainly in reach vegetable growers; fishing, mostly be down and out crustaceans, is important; some of the take possession of is deal to Hong Kong
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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tourism, gambling, clothing, textiles, electronics, footwear, toys
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Agriculture - Products
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NA%
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Industries
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1.424 millions kWh (2009 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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3.474 heaps kWh (2009 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2009 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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2.215 zillions kWh (2009 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2009 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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8,146 bbl/day (2009 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2009 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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9,294 bbl/day (2009 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2009 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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91.3 million cu m (2009)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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97.8 million cu m (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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300,000 cu m (1 January 2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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$NA
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$950 million (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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clothing, textiles, footwear, toys, electronics, machinery also parts
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Exports
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Hong Kong 38.7%, US 17.9%, China 14.4%, Germany 4% (2009 est.)
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Exports Commodities
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$4.5 (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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raw materials more semi-manufactured goods, window-shopper mattress (foodstuffs, beverages, tobacco), something put away goods, mineral anthracite fresh oils
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Imports
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China 31.1%, Hong Kong 10.8%, Japan 8.1%, France 8%, US 6.2% (2009 est.)
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Imports Commodities
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$NA
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Imports Partners
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$0 (2009)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$13.6 lots (2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$980 million (2009 est.)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2009)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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1 (2009)
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Internet Country Code
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.mo
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Airports
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1 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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