The Las Vegas of the East, Special Administrative Region of China

🇲🇴 Macau

Also Known As	Aomen • Macao • Ao-men
Head Of Government	Chief Executive: Chui Sai On
Capital	Macau
Population	(2021 est.) 684,200
Head Of State	President of China: Xi Jinping
Official Languages	Chinese; Portuguese
Official Religion	none
Official Name	Aomen Tebie Xingzhengqu (Chinese); Região Administrativa Especial de Macau (Portuguese) (Macau Special Administrative Region)
Total Area (Sq Km)	30.8
Total Area (Sq Mi)	13
Monetary Unit	pataca (MOP) – Pegged to the Hong Kong dollar at a rate of 1 HK$ = MOP 1.03.
Population Rank	(2021) 169
Population Projection 2030	796,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi	(2021) 52,631
Density: Persons Per Sq Km	(2021) 20,733
Urban-Rural Population	Urban: (2018) 100% • Rural: (2018) 0%
Life Expectancy At Birth	Male: (2016–2019) 80.8 years • Female: (2016–2019) 86.7 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate	Male: not available • Female: not available
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000)	(2019) 48,427
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$)	(2019) 75,610
Political Status	Special administrative region (China) with one legislative house (Legislative Assembly [33]) – Includes 14 directly elected seats, 7 seats appointed by the chief executive, and 12 seats appointed by business and special-interest groups.