Macau Short Introduction for Travelers

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…