1985 Edition
CIA World Factbook 1985 (Internet Archive)
Geography
Agriculture
main crops — rice, vegetables; food shortages — rice, vegetables, meat; depends mostly on imports for food requirements
Airfields
none; 1 seaplane station
Area
3km llha de Coloane Sec regional map VIII Land 15.5 km2; smaller than Washington, D.C.; 90% urban, 10% agricultural
Branches
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
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
123,000 kW capacity (1984); 330 million kWh produced (1984), 870 kWh per capita Madagascar
Ethnic divisions
98% Chinese, 2% Portuguese
Exports
$755.9 million (f.o.b., 1983); textiles and clothing
Fiscal year
calendar year Communications
GNP
$640 million (1980 est.)
Government leader
Rear Adm. Vasco Fernando Lecte da Almeida e COSTA, Governor (since June 1981)
Highways
42 km paved
Imports
$722.4 million (c.i.f., 1983); foodstuffs
Land boundaries
201 m Water
Language
98% Chinese, 2% Portuguese
Legal system
Portuguese civil law system
Limits of territorial waters (claimed)
6 nm; fishing, 12 nm
Literacy
almost 100% among Portuguese and Macanese; no data on Chinese population Government
Major industries
textiles, toys, plastic products, furniture
Major trade partners
exports — 27% US, 22% Hong Kong, 12% FRG, 10% France; imports—39% Hong Kong, 28% China (1983)
Member of
Multifiber Agreement Economy
Monetary conversion rate
8.0 patacas=US$l (June 1984)
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 toChinese demands that gave Chinese veto power over administration of the enclave
Political subdivisions
municipality of Macau and two islands (Taipa and Coloane)
Population
393, 000 (July 1985), average annual growth rate 3.4%
Ports
1 major
Religion
mainly Buddhist; 17,000 Catholics, of whom about half are Chinese
Suffrage
Portuguese, Chinese, and foreign residents over 18
Telecommunications
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; in international HF radio communication facility; access to international communications carriers provided via Hong Kong and
Type
Chinese territory under Portuguese administration