Macau Geography

Country Name: Macau Special Administrative Region

Capital City: Macau

Population: 456,989 (July 2007 est.)

Population Growth: 0.841% (2007 est.)

Currency: pataca (MOP)

Languages: Cantonese 87.9%, Hokkien 4.4%, Mandarin 1.6%, other Chinese dialects 3.1%

Area:

Inflation Rate: 4.4% (2005)

Unemployment Rate: 4.1% (2005)

Domain extension:

GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF MACAU

Location:

Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China

Geographic Co-ordinates:

22 10 N, 113 33 E

Area - total:

28.2 sq km

Area - total:

28.2 sq km

Area - land:

28.2 sq km

Area - water:

0 sq km

Land Boundaries:

0.34 km

Border Countries:

regional border: China 0.34 km

Terrain:

generally flat

Elevation - highest point:

Coloane Alto 172.4 m

Elevation - lowest point:

South China Sea 0 m

Natural Resources:

NEGL

Arable Land:

Permanent Crops:

Other Land Use:

100% (2005)

Natural Hazards:

typhoons