MACAU BASICS

Location: South-eastern Asia, bordering mainland China and west of Hong Kong. (22 10 N, 113 33 E)

Area: ~ 28 square kilometers
Macau peninsula, Taipa Island, Coloane Island.

Population: ~513,427 as at 31 December 2006.
Chinese 95%, Portuguese 3%, other 2%.

Language: Chinese and Portugese are the offical languages. 95% of population speaks Cantonese Chinese. Mandarin Chinese, Portugese and English are also widely used.

Religions: Buddhist 50%, Christian 15%, none and other 35%

Currency: Patacas (MOP)
For reference only, on 2007-06-03:
1 RMB = 1.0465 MOP
1 HK Dollar = 1.025 MOP
1 Euro = 10.7645 MOP
1 US Dollar = 8.0066 MOP

Visas: Most visitors only require a passport to enter Macau for up to 20 days.

Economy: Based mainly on tourism (25% of GDP), gambling (40% of GDP) and textile manufacturing (2/3 of export earnings).

Climate: Sub-tropical with high humidity.

Time Zone: GMT/UTC+8 (No Daylight Saving Time)

Telephone Area Code: 853

Voltage: 220