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News •

Bring back Fan Zhendong, Ma Long? Chinese table tennis fans rue Lin’s Macau loss • Apr. 20, 2025, 11:00 PM ET (South China Morning Post)
Chinese table tennis fans splash cash in Macau as authorities eye sports boom • Apr. 20, 2025, 1:00 PM ET (South China Morning Post)
DPP officials must report visits to China: president • Apr. 17, 2025, 3:12 AM ET (Taipei Times)
Macau's leader warns world's biggest gambling hub could face a budget deficit • Apr. 15, 2025, 11:59 PM ET (Reuters)
Sun and Wang talk of the town as table tennis World Cup descends on Macau • Apr. 13, 2025, 3:04 AM ET (South China Morning Post)

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Also Known As Aomen • Macao • Ao-men
Head Of Government Chief Executive: Sam Hou Fai
Capital Macau
Population (2025 est.) 694,700
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) 33
Total Area (Sq Mi) 13
Monetary Unit pataca (MOP)2
Population Rank (2025) 170
Population Projection 2030 796,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi (2025) 53,438
Density: Persons Per Sq Km (2025) 21,052
Urban-Rural Population Urban: (2024) 100% • Rural: (2024) 0%
Life Expectancy At Birth Male: (2020–2023) 80.3 years • Female: (2020–2023) 86 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate Male: not available • Female: not available
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000) (2022) 31,126
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) (2022) 45,960
Political Status special administrative region (China) with one legislative house (Legislative Assembly [331])
1Includes 14 directly elected seats, 7 seats appointed by the chief executive, and 12 seats appointed by business and special-interest groups.2Pegged to the Hong Kong dollar at a rate of 1 HK$ = MOP 1.03.

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