| Basics
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Economy
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Official Contact Information
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| Area : 27.3 km2
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Agriculture : rice, vegetables
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Regional government office address :
Headquarters of the Macao SAR Government, Avenida da Praia Grande, Macau
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| Largest City : Macau
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Animal products : beef, oysters, pork
(note: fishing activity was suspended in 1996 due to poor catches)
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Telephone : (853)726-886
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| English meaning of name : Mother
Ancestor (Matsu) Temple
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Foreign direct investment (2003) :
not available
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Website (Chinese) :
www.macau.gov.mo/index_cn.html
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| Major Nationalities (2000) : Chinese
95%, other (Portuguese, Macanese, Japanese) 5%
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GDP (2003) : US$7.92 billion
(nominal); about 65.6 billion yuan (note: government figures are given in Macau
patacas)
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Website (English) :
www.macau.gov.mo/index_en.html
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| Organization : 2 administrative
subdivisions (Macao; Taipa/Coloane)
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GDP per capita : US$17,562; 145,356
yuan
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Transportation
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| Population (2004) : 451,000
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Industry : artificial flowers,
electronics, fireworks manufacturing, gambling, garments, textiles, tourism,
toys
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Airports : Macau International
Airport (MFM)
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| Population density : 16,521/km2
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List of desired foreign investment projects
: not available
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Highways/railroads : 321 km of roads
including 50 km of highways; 2 bridges to Zhuhai Special Economic Zone, three
bridges to Taipa Island, and a causeway to Coloane Island; a series of bridges
linking Macao directly with Zhuhai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong is now being built;
no railways
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| Weather : hot, dry summers; warm, dry
winters
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Mineral resources : no economically
important mineral resources
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Major ports : Macau Container Port
(near Macau Airport); Kai Ho (on Coloane Island)
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