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About Macau:
- One hour ferry ride from Hong Kong or ShenZhen, China (check your ferry schedule). You can take direct flights to Macau from Taiwan (Eva Airline and Air Macau), Seoul (Air Macau), Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Manila, Jakarta and many major cities in China.
- Airlines that service Macau includes Air Macau, Eva Airline, Air Asia, Tiger Airways, Viva Macau Airline, Shanghai Airline, Shenzhen Airline, Xiamen Airline, TransAsia Airline etc.
- Fast ferry services are available from Hong Kong (Kowloon and Hong Kong island) and Shenzhen.
- Macau is part of the Pearl River Delta Region with over 60 million population.Despite accounting for just 0.5 percent of the total Chinese territory and having just 5 percent of its population, PRD region generates about 20 percent of the China's total GDP.
- Special Administration Region (S.A.R.) under China government practicing one country two systems (still maintain some Portugese colonial legal system).
- Official languages are Chinese and Portugese.
- Free trade region and mediator for cooperation between the Mainland and Portuguese speaking countries under Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA).
- The GDP for 2006 amounted to about US$ 14.3 billions and the Per-capita GDP was the 3rd. highest in Asia at US$28,440.
- The GDP growth in 2006 was 16.6% and posted an amazing 25.6% growth in Q1 2007.
- Total visitors number reached all-time record of 22 millions in 2006, up 20% over 2005. It is expected to reach 25 millions in 2007.
- Total resident population was estimated at 520,000 as at 31 March 2007, with expected growth rate of 5% per year. There are about 80,000 non-resident workers and an unemployment rate of 3%.
For more information on Macau fact sheet and economic developments, please visit the website of at Macau official government information bureau
The main island of Macau is linked by 3 beautiful bridges to Taipa island (where the international airport is located), that is connected to the new Cotai landfill area (where new mega casino-resort-convention complexes are being built) that merges with the beautiful residential-resort island of Coloane.
Macao Interactive Map
Please select the area of Macau then find the grid reference of the area (e.g. Barrier Gate = A3 of Macau), Macau, Taipa or Coloane to zoom in / zoom out.
The architectural views of the new Cotai Strip of Asia, where US$8+ billions mega casino-resort-convention complexes are being built that will include 8 new 5-star hotels with 12,000+ rooms, 1,500,000+ sq. ft. of convention halls, meeting rooms, entertainment arenas and retail spaces, scheduled to be completed by 2007.
