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Geography of Macau

Location:Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China
Geographic coordinates:22 10 N, 113 33 E
Map references:Southeast Asia
Area:total: 28.2 sq km
land: 28.2 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative:less than one-sixth the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries:total: 0.34 km
regional border: China 0.34 km
Coastline:41 km
Maritime claims:not specified
Climate:subtropical; marine with cool winters, warm summers
Terrain:generally flat
Elevation extremes:lowest point: South China Sea 0 m
highest point: Coloane Alto 172.4 m
Natural resources:NEGL
Land use:arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (2005)
Irrigated land:NA
Natural hazards:typhoons
Environment - current issues:NA
Environment - international agreements:party to: Marine Dumping (associate member), Ship Pollution (associate member)
Geography - note:essentially urban; an area of land reclaimed from the sea measuring 5.2 sq km and known as Cotai now connects the islands of Coloane and Taipa; the island area is connected to the mainland peninsula by three bridges

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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