Macau

Population: 453,733 (July 2001 est.)

Languages: Portuguese, Chinese (Cantonese)

Background: Colonized by the Portuguese in the 16th century, Macau was the first European settlement in the Far East. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and Portugal on 13 April 1987, Macau became the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China on...

Currency: pataca (MOP, No information)

Data from CIA World Factbook. Click on CIA link for more. Click on map or flag for larger images.