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Communications of Macau

Telephones - main lines in use:176,700 (2006)
Telephones - mobile cellular:532,800 (2005)
Telephone system:general assessment: fairly modern communication facilities maintained for domestic and international services
domestic: NA
international: country code - 853; HF radiotelephone communication facility; access to international communications carriers provided via Hong Kong and China; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations:AM 0, FM 2, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios:160,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations:1 (2006)
Televisions:49,000 (1997)
Internet country code:.mo
Internet hosts:108 (2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):1 (2000)
Internet users:201,000 (2004)

Macau Quickstats

  • Population: 456,989 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 28.2 sq km
  • Density: 17,310 /km² (2nd)
  • GDP (total): $14.3 billion (139th)
  • GDP (per capita): $28,436[³] (2006)
  • Literacy: 91.3%

Languages of Macau

  • Cantonese 87.9%
  • Hokkien 4.4%
  • Mandarin 1.6%
  • Other 6.1%

Useful to know

  • Currency: Macanese pataca (MOP)
  • Dial code: +853

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Macau Internet

  • Usage:
  • Penetration:
  • Top Domain: .mc

WT eBusiness info:

  • Success Ranking: 100
  • Market testing: Untested
  • Overall risk: High
  • Overall reward: Low

e-maturity:

  • Tourism: 10%
  • eCommerce: 10%
  • Gaming: 10%
  • eLearning: 10%

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