Flag Description

green with a lotus flower above a stylized bridge and water in white, beneath an arc of five gold, five-pointed stars: one large in the center of the arc and two smaller on either side; the lotus is the floral emblem of Macau, the three petals represent the peninsula and two islands that make up Macau; the five stars echo those on the flag of China

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 the People's Republic of China on 20 December 1999. In this agreement, China promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's political and economic system would not be imposed on Macau, and that Macau would enjoy a "high degree of autonomy" in all matters except foreign affairs and defense for the subsequent 50 years.

Total Area: 28.2 sq km

Land Area:28.2 sq km

Water Area:0 sq km

Land Boundries Total:3 km

Border Countries:

Coastline:41 km

Lowest Point:South China Sea 0 m

Highest Point:Coloane Alto 172 m

Population:587914

Population Growth Rate:0.83% (2014 est.)

Religion:Buddhist 50%, Roman Catholic 15%, none or other 35% (1997 est.)

Literacy(%):0.956

Literacy(%) Male:0.978

Literacy(%) Female:93.7% (2011 est.)

Independence Day:none (special administrative region of China)

National Holiday:National Day (anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China), 1 October (1949); note - 20 December 1999 is celebrated as Macau Special Administrative Region Establishment Day

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