Macao, Asia
This post was last updated by José of onez on Tuesday, 20 May 2025.
Image of Macao, capital city of Macao
Macao is a Chinese special administrative region integrating a strong gaming sector with growing MICE tourism, cultural-heritage promotion, and digital-payment adoption.
Macao in one word would be “Gaming,” meaning casino hub.
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Macao armorial
Macao is a country located in the Eastern Asia sub‑region of the Asia continent.
Macao administrative divisions
Essentially urban an area of land reclaimed from the sea measuring 5.2 sq km and known as Cotai now connects the islands of Coloane and Taipa, the island area is connected to the mainland peninsula by three bridgesEasy learning about Macao |
The capital city of Macao is Macao.
| Macao is located in | Eastern Asia Asia Continent Inhabitants of Macao are called Macanese |
| Overseas territory of | China |
| Macao has a population of | 713,912 inhabitants within a total area of 254 Km2 (158 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| Macao GDP per capita is | $76,314 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
| Macao ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data) |
| Macao Climate | subtropical; marine with cool winters, warm summers |
| Most predominant religion | folk religion, |
| Second most predominant religion | Buddhist, |
| Currency name & code | Pataca (MOP) |
| Internet ccTLD | .mo |
| Macao calling code | +853 |
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