| Population :
| 445,286 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Age structure 0-14 % :
| 18%.
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| Age structure 0-14.m :
| 41 460.
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| Age structure 0-14.f :
| 38 595.
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| Age structure 15-64 % :
| 74,20%.
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| Age structure 15-64.m :
| 157 629.
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| Age structure 15-64.f :
| 172 810.
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| Age structure 65 % :
| 7,80%.
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| Age structure 65.m :
| 14 380.
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| Age structure 65.f :
| 20 412.
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| Age structure est :
| 2004 est..
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| Median age total :
| 35.2 years .
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| Median age male :
| 34.9 years .
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| Median age female :
| 35.4 years (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate :
| 0.87% (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate note :
| .
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| Birth rate :
| 8.04 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Death rate :
| 4.23 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Net migration rate :
| 4.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Sex ratio at birth :
| 1.05 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio under 15 :
| 1.07 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 15-64 :
| 0.91 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 65 :
| 0.7 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio total :
| 0.92 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Infant mortality rate male :
| 4.59 deaths/1,000 live births .
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| Infant mortality rate female :
| 4.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) .
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| Life expectancy at birth total :
| 82.03 years .
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| Life expectancy at birth male :
| 79.2 years .
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| Life Expectancy at birth female :
| 84.99 years (2004 est.) .
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| Total fertility rate :
| 0.93 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| hiv aids :
| NA .
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| hiv aids people :
| NA .
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| hiv aids deaths :
| NA .
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| Nationality noun :
| Chinese .
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| Nationality adjective :
| Chinese .
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| Ethnic groups :
| Chinese 95%, Macanese (mixed Portuguese and Asian ancestry), Portuguese, other .
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| Religions :
| Buddhist 50%, Roman Catholic 15%, none and other 35% (1997 est.) .
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| Languages :
| Portuguese, Chinese (Cantonese) .
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| Literacy definition :
| age 15 and over can read and write .
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| Literacy total :
| 94,50%.
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| Literacy male :
| 97,20%.
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| Literacy female :
| 92% (2003 est.) .
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| Government type :
| limited democracy .
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| Independence :
| none (special administrative region of China) .
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| National holiday :
| National Day (Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China), 1 October (1949); note - 20 December 1999 is celebrated as Macau Special Administrative Region Establishment Day .
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| Suffrage :
| direct election 18 years of age, universal for permanent residents living in Macau for the past seven years; indirect election limited to organizations registered as "corporate voters" (257 are currently registered) and a 300-member Election Committee drawn from broad regional groupings, municipal organizations, and central government bodies .
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| Economy overview :
| Macau's well-to-do economy has remained one of the most open in the world since its reversion to China in 1999. The territory's net exports of goods and services account for roughly 41% of GDP with tourism and apparel exports as the mainstays. Although th.
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| Population below poverty line :
| NA .
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| Labor force by occupation :
| manufacturing 20%, construction 7%, transport and communications 6%, wholesale and retail trade 15%, restaurants and hotels 12%, gambling 7%, public sector 8%, other services and agriculture 25% (2002 est.) .
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| Agriculture products :
| vegetables, livestock .
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| Industries :
| tourism, gambling, clothing, textiles, electronics, footwear, toys .
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| Exports commodities :
| clothing, textiles, footwear, cement, machines, and parts .
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| Exports partners :
| US 49.4%, China 11.7%, Germany 8.6%, Hong Kong 7.5% (2003 est.) .
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| Imports commodities :
| National Day (Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China), 1 October (1949); note - 20 December 1999 is celebrated as Macau Special Administrative Region Establishment Day .
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| Imports partners :
| National Day (Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China), 1 October (1949); note - 20 December 1999 is celebrated as Macau Special Administrative Region Establishment Day .
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| Internet users :
| 120,000 (2003) .
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| Hymne :
| .
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