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Macau

Location S China Sea, W of Hong Kong
Latitude and longitude  22 10 N, 113 33 E
Sovereignty China
Political status notes Officially, "Macau Special Administrative Region"; includes islands of Coloane and Taipa and mainland peninsula
Population  448,500
Census notes est. 2003
Land area in square kilometers 24
Capital  Macau

Fundamental legal document(s) online

The Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (navigate to "Constitutional Documents" tab)
The Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, from the Lehman, Lee & Xu law partnership
The Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, from the University of Macau
Lei Básica da Região Administrativa Especial de Macau da República Popular da China (Portuguese),  from the Legislative Assembly of the Macao Special Administrative Region
Declaração Conjunta do Governo da República Portuguesa e Do Governo da República Popular da China sobre a questão de Macau (Portuguese),  from the Legislative Assembly of the Macao Special Administrative Region

Other legal documents online

Legislação da Região Administrativa Especial de Macau (Portuguese; also available in Chinese), from the Imprensa Oficial
Leyes da Assembleia Legislativa (Portuguese; also available in Chinese) (from 1999 through current session), from the Legislative Assembly of the Macao Special Administrative Region (select from left-hand menu, under "legislação")
Macao SAR Official Gazette (English; also available in Portuguese and Chinese)

Sources and other useful websites

Dependencies and Areas of Special Sovereignty, Office of the Geographer and Global Issues, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C.
Macau, Background Notes, from the U.S. Department of State (2002)
Macau, U.S. Library of Congress Country Study (2000)
Macau Fact Sheet, from the Government Information Bureau
Macau Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
Macau Special Administration Region, from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Statistics and Census Service, Macao SAR 
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook

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