GeoPointe - Macao (Macau)

Official Name: Macau Special Administrative Region
Location: Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China.
Capital: Macao

Area:	total: 25.4 sq km
	land: 25.4 sq km
	water: 0 sq km

Lowest point: South China Sea 0 m
Highest point: Coloane Alto 172.4 m

Bridge connecting Macau to mainland China

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Population: 456,989 (July 2007 est.) Nationality: Chinese Ethnic groups: Chinese 95%, Macanese (mixed Portuguese and Asian ancestry), Portuguese, other. Religions: Buddhist 50%, Roman Catholic 15%, none and other 35%. Languages: Portuguese, Chinese (Cantonese).

Subtropical. Marine with cool winters and warm summers.

Government type: Special Administrative Region of China.
Independence: None (Special Administrative Region of China).
National holiday: National Day (Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China), 1 October (1949). 20 December 1999 is celebrated as Macau Special Administrative Region Establishment Day.