Macau Short Introduction for Travelers

Capital Macau Government Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China Currency Macau Pataca (MOP) (official)and Hong Kong Dollar (HKD) (circulates) Area total: 28.2km² water: 0km² land: 28.2km² (2008, increasing due to land reclamation) Population 545,674 (July 2008) Language Portuguese and Chinese (Cantonese) (official languages), Chinese (Mandarin) and English (spoken in tourist areas) Religion Buddhist 92.3%, Christian (chiefly Roman Catholic) 6%, none and other [...]read moreMacau Short Introduction for Travelers