Macau

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Macau is a Special Administrative Region of China known for its blend of Portuguese and Chinese cultures and its major casino and tourism industry.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Special Administrative Region of China
city
tourist destination
autonomyFramework one country, two systems
borderedBy Guangdong
linked to: Guangdong Province

Zhuhai
callingCode +853
capital Macau
colonialPower Portugal
commonlySpokenLanguage Cantonese
English
Mandarin
country China
currency Macanese pataca
currencyCode MOP
drivingSide left
formerColonyOf Portugal
governmentType special administrative region
handoverToChinaDate 1999-12-20
hasOwn currency
customs system
immigration policy
internetTLD .mo
iso3166Code MO
knownFor blend of Portuguese and Chinese cultures
historic architecture
large casino resorts
largestCity Macau
legalSystem civil law
locatedOn Pearl River Delta
majorCasinoOperatorPresence Galaxy Entertainment Group
MGM China
Melco Resorts & Entertainment
Sands China
Wynn Macau
linked to: Wynn Resorts
majorIndustry casino gambling
hospitality
tourism
nickname Las Vegas of the East
officialLanguage Chinese
Portuguese
linked to: Portuguese language
officialName Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
linked to: Macau
previousAdministeringPower Portugal
region East Asia
Greater Bay Area
linked to: Pearl River Delta
separateCustomsTerritoryFrom mainland China
linked to: China
separateImmigrationSystemFrom mainland China
linked to: China
separateLegalSystemFrom mainland China
linked to: China
shortName Macao
linked to: Macau

Macau
sovereignState People’s Republic of China
linked to: China
timeZone China Standard Time
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Historic Centre of Macao
linked to: Macau
utcOffset +8
writingSystem Latin alphabet
Traditional Chinese

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Portugal formerColony Macau
China includesTerritory Macau Special Administrative Region
linked to: Macau
Macau officialName Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
linked to: Macau
Macau shortName Macau
Macau shortName Macao
linked to: Macau
Macau capital Macau
Macau largestCity Macau
Macau UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Historic Centre of Macao
linked to: Macau
Chan regionOfPrevalence Macau
Eastern China contains Macau
subject linked to: eastern China
Cantonese primaryRegion Macau
Chinese yuan user Macau (for offshore CNH market)
linked to: Macau
Wynn Resorts hasLocation Cotai, Macau
linked to: Macau
Wynn Resorts hasLocation Macau Peninsula
linked to: Macau
Ma usedIn Macau
Pearl River Delta administrativeStatus includes Special Administrative Region of Macau
linked to: Macau
Hakka spokenIn Macau
CST (China Standard Time) usedIn Macau
subject linked to: CST
Lingnan hasPart Macau
Lingnan majorCity Macau
Skyfall setIn Macau
Teochew spokenIn Macau
Hokkien language spokenIn Macau
Asian diaspora presentIn Macau
Steve Wynn businessRegion Macau
Chinese language region Macau
MGM China operatesIn Macau
MGM China locationCity Macau
MGM China legalJurisdiction Macau Special Administrative Region
linked to: Macau
Macanese pataca country Macau
Macanese pataca usedIn Macau
Macanese pataca introducedInCountry Portuguese Macau
linked to: Macau
Macanese pataca monetaryUnitOf Special Administrative Region of Macau
linked to: Macau