Area : 20.96 km2
Population : 424 430 (1995)
Population Growth : 1.3%
Capital : Macau
System of Government : Chinese territory under Portuguese
administration
Head of State : Antonio Guterres, Prime Minister of
Portugal
Governor : Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira
Key Government Ministers : Victor Manuel de Silva Rodrigues
Pessoa,Under-Secretary for Economy and Finance; Dr. Antonio Manuel
Salavessa da Costa, Under-Secretary for Communication, Tourism and
Culture; Dr. Jorge Hagedorn Rangel, Under- Secretary for
Administration, Education and Youth.
Language : Portugese, Cantonese, Mandarin Chinese, English
Literacy Rate :
Ethnic Background : 69.2 % Chinese, 26.7% Portugese, 4.1 %
other
Religion : Taoist and Buddhist, with a Christian Minority
Currency : C$1.00 = 5.79 patacas (as of June 16, 1997)
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