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country profile. Macau. geography. MACAU peninsula. TAIPA island. COLOANE island. 25.4 square km. population. Population: 445,286 (2004 estimate: CIA world factbook) UK: 60,094,648 Density: 17,530 per square km UK: 245/square km
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country profile Macau
geography MACAU peninsula TAIPA island COLOANE island • 25.4 square km
population • Population: 445,286(2004 estimate: CIA world factbook)UK: 60,094,648 • Density: 17,530 per square km UK: 245/square km • The population growth rate is 0.87%(2004 estimate: CIA world factbook)
religion • Non-religious 60% • Chinese 19.69% • Buddhist 13% • Christian 7.31% • (includes nominal Christian, Protestant and 5% Roman Catholic) • -Protestant Evangelical 1.13%
history Macau means city of God and was the name of the temple situated where the first Portuguese explorers landed 1557: Portuguese trading colony 1887: Portuguese sovereignty 1900: became known as a smuggling and gambling centre 1987: Portugal agreed to return Macau to China December 1999: Macau returned to China Surge in visitors from Mainland China Gambling and tourism are key industries Now aSpecial Administrative Regionwith a high degree of autonomy granted by China