1984 Edition

Agriculture

main crops — rice, vegetables; food shortages — rice, vegetables, meat; depends mostly on imports for food requirements

Airfields

2 total, 2 usable; 1 with permanent-surface runways; 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m

none; 1 seaplane station

Area

15.5 km2; 90% urban; 10% agricultural

Branches

Army

18-member Legislative Assembly, with Governor and 5 appointed, 6 nominated, and 6 elected representatives

Budget

(1982) expenditures $140.4 million

Capital

Lisbon (Portugal)

Civil air

12 major transport aircraft

no major transport aircraft

Coastline

40 km People

Communists

numbers unknown

Elections

conducted every four years Political parties and leaders: Association to Defend the Interests of Macau; Macau Democratic Center; Group to Study the Development of Macau; Macau Independent Group

Electric power

1 16,956 kW capacity (1982); 295 million kWh produced (1982), 1,020 kWh per capita Macau (continued) Madagascar

Ethnic divisions

98% Chinese, 2% Portuguese

Exports

$737.7 million (f.o.b., 1982); textiles and clothing

Fiscal year

calendar year Communications

calendar year Communications

GNP

$640 million (1980 est.)

Government leader

Rear Adm. Vasco Fernando Lecte da Almeida e COSTA, Governor

Highways

5,108 km total; 4,995 km paved, 57 km gravel, 56 km earth; about 80 km limited access divided highway

42 km paved

Imports

$731.4 million (c.i.f., 1982, foodstuffs

Inland waterways

37 km; Moselle River

Labor Force

30% manufacturing, 27% commerce, 26% services, 8% transportation and communications, 5% agriculture, 3% construction, 1% utilities (1960 data) Government

Land boundaries

201 m Water

Language

98% Chinese, 2% Portuguese

Legal system

Portuguese civil law system

Limits of territorial waters (claimed)

6 nm; fishing, 12 nm

Literacy

almost 100% among Portuguese and Macanese; no data on Chinese population

Major industries

textiles, fireworks

Major trade partners

exports — 22% Hong Kong, 13% FRG, 11% France; imports— 36% Hong Kong, 33% China (1981)

Military manpower

males 15-49, 96,000; 80,000 fit for military service ,-fUjHONG KONG

Monetary conversion rate

56.33 Luxembourg francs=US$l (23 December 1983); under the BLEU agreement, the Luxembourg franc is equal in value to the Belgian franc, which circulates freely in Luxembourg

7.8 patacas=US$l (October 1983)

Nationality

noun — Macanese (sing, and pi.); adjective — Macau

Official name

Macau

Other political or pressure groups

wealthy Macanese and Chinese representing local interests, wealthy pro-Communist merchants representing China's interests; in January 1967 Macau Government acceded to Chinese demands that gave Chinese veto power over administration of the enclave Economy

Pipelines

refined products, 48 km

Political subdivisions

municipality of Macau and two islands (Taipa and Coloane)

Population

309,000 (July 1984), average annual growth rate 1.6%

Port

(river) Mertert

Ports

1 major

Railroads

270 km 1.435-meter standard gauge; 160 km double track; 162 km electrified

Religion

mainly Buddhist; 17,000 Catholics, of whom about half are Chinese

Suffrage

Portuguese, Chinese, and foreign residents over 18

Telecommunications

adequate and efficient system, mainly buried cables; 199,000 telephones (54. 8 per 100 popl.); 2 AM, 3 FM, 3 TV stations Defense Forces

fairly modern communication facilities maintained for domestic and international services; 13,000 telephones; 4 AM and 3 FM radio broadcast transmitters; est. 75,000 radio receivers; international HF radio communication facility; access to international communications carriers provided via Hong Kong and

Type

overseas province of Portugal, referred to by both Lisbon and Beijing as sovereign Chinese territory under Portuguese administration