STATISTICS: MACAU

Macau{1} Official name: Ao-men (Chinese); Macau (Portuguese). Political status: special territory{2} (Portugal) with one legislative house (Legislative Assembly ). Head of state and government: Governor. Capital: Macau. Official languages{2}: Chinese (Cantonese); Portuguese. Official religion: Roman Catholicism. Monetary unit: 1 pataca{4} (MOP) = 100 avos; valuation (Oct. 18, 1998) 1 U.S.$ = MOP 8.00; 1 = MOP 13.62. Demography Population (1998): 426,000. Density (1998): persons per sq mi 52,593, persons per sq km 20,383. Urban-rural (1991): urban, virtually 100%{5}. Sex distribution (1995): male 48.40%; female 51.60%. Age breakdown (1995): under 15, 25.0%; 15-29, 21.5%; 30-44, 31.5%; 45-59, 12.2%; 60-74, 7.0%; 75 and over, 2.8%. Population projection: (2000) 443,000; (2010) 480,000. Doubling time: 64 years. Nationality (1991): Chinese 68.2%; Portuguese 27.9%; English 1.8%; other 2.1%. Religious affiliation (1998): nonreligious 60.8%; Buddhist 16.7%; other 22.5%. Major city (1991): Macau 326,460. Vital statistics Birth rate per 1,000 population (1995): 14.1 (world avg. 26.4); legitimate, n.a.; illegitimate, n.a. Death rate per 1,000 population (1995): 3.2 (world avg. 9.2). Natural increase rate per 1,000 population (1995): 10.9 (world avg. 17.2). Total fertility rate (avg. births per childbearing woman; 1988): 1.5. Marriage rate per 1,000 population (1995): 5.1. Divorce rate per 1,000 population (1995): 0.6. Life expectancy at birth (1988): male 75.1 years; female 80.3 years. Major causes of death per 100,000 population (1995): diseases of the circulatory system 119.5; malignant neoplasms (cancers) 76.6; diseases of the respiratory system 28.0; accidents, poisoning, and violence 23.3; diseases of the digestive system 14.1; diseases of the genitourinary system 10.1; infectious and parasitic diseases 9.4; obstetric and perinatal disorders 6.8; endocrine and metabolic disorders 6.8. National economy Budget (1995). Revenue: 13,501,877,000 patacas (recurrent receipts 66.8%, autonomous agency receipts 32.0%, capital receipts 1.2%). Expenditures: 16,840,355,000 patacas (recurrent payments 40.5%, capital payments 26.4%, autonomous agency expenditures 33.1%). Tourism (1995): number of tourist arrivals 5,903,411. Land use (1992): built-on area, wasteland, and other 100.0%. Gross domestic product (at current market prices; 1996): U.S.$7,313,000,000 (U.S.$17,600 per capita). Production (metric tons except as noted). Agriculture, forestry, fishing (1996): eggs 650; livestock (number of live animals) 420,000 chickens; fish catch 1,604. Mining and quarrying (1982): granite 656,920. Manufacturing (value added in 000,000 patacas; 1994): wearing apparel 1,858; textiles 674; printing and publishing 111; electrical appliances 82; food products 78; metal products 70; footwear 68. Construction (1991): residential 655,471 sq m; nonresidential 565,660 sq m. Energy production (consumption): electricity (kW-hr; 1995) 1,272,000,000 (1,449,000,000); coal (metric tons) none (none); crude petroleum (barrels) none (none); petroleum products (metric tons) none (none); natural gas, none (n.a.). Public debt (long-term, external; 1988): U.S.$190,000,000. Population economically active (1995): total 187,082; activity rate of total population 44.1% (participation rates: age 15 and over, 58.8%; female 43.2%; unemployed 3.6%). Household income and expenditure. Average household size (1991) 3.5; income per household: n.a.; sources of income: n.a.; expenditure (1987-88): food 38.3%, housing 19.7%, education, health, and other services 12.1%, transportation 7.4%, clothing and footwear 6.8%, energy 4.0%, household durable goods 3.7%, other goods 8.0%. Foreign trade{6} Imports (1995): 16,267,422,000 patacas (raw materials 50.1%, capital goods 12.5%, foodstuffs 10.4%, fuels and lubricants 5.1%). Major import sources: Hong Kong 28.9%; China 21.8%; European Economic Community 14.7%; Japan 10.5%; United States 7.4%; Taiwan 7.2%. Exports (1995): 15,913,000,000 patacas (textiles and garments 72.8%, machinery and mechanical appliances 4.1%, toys 3.6%, textile yarn and thread 3.2%, hides and skins 3.0%). Major export destinations: United States 42.1%; European Economic Community 31.7%; Hong Kong 10.0%; China 9.8%; Taiwan 1.2%; Japan 1.0%. Transport Transport. Railroads: none. Roads (1996): total length 31 mi, 50 km (paved 100%). Vehicles (1995): passenger cars 33,458; trucks and buses 7,226. Merchant marine (1990): vessels 6; total gross tonnage 3,512. Air transport: none. Education and health Educational attainment (1991). Population age 25 and over having: no formal schooling 13.1%; incomplete primary education 16.0%; completed primary 19.9%; some secondary 45.1%; post-secondary 5.9%. Literacy (1981): total population age 10 and over literate 127,359 (61.3%); males literate 80,102 (76.4%); females literate 47,257 (46.2%). Health (1995): physicians 304 (1 per 1,366 persons); hospital beds 1,100 (1 per 378 persons); infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births 5.6. Food (1996): daily per capita caloric intake 2,873 (vegetable products 76%, animal products 24%); 125% of FAO recommended minimum requirement. Military Total active duty personnel (1997): the Portuguese garrison has been replaced by a paramilitary force of 4,600 men drawn from the Chinese residents only. {1} Macau will revert to Chinese sovereignty on Dec. 20, 1999, and become a Special Administrative Region like Hong Kong. {2} An Organic Law (constitution), effective May 10, 1990, made Chinese co-official (with Portuguese) and changed the territory's status to special territory. {3} Enlarged to 23 seats by 1990 Organic Law from previous 17 seats. {4} The pataca free-floats with the Hong Kong dollar and has a parity of 1.03 patacas=HK$1.00. {5} 0.8% of Macau's population live on sampans and other vessels. {6} Import figures are c.i.f.