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Province of Macau Província de Macau (Portuguese) 澳門省 (Chinese) | |||||||||||
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| 1557–1999 | |||||||||||
| Anthem: Hymno Patriótico (1808–1826) "Patriotic Anthem" Hino da Carta (1826–1910) "Hymn of the Charter" A Portuguesa (1910–1999) "The Portuguese" | |||||||||||
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| Status | Colony of Portugal (1557–1951) Overseas province of Portugal (1951–1976) Territory under Portuguese administration[1][2] (1976–1999) | ||||||||||
| Capital and largest city | Macau | ||||||||||
| Official languages | Portuguese Chinese (from 1991) | ||||||||||
| Religion | |||||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Macanese | ||||||||||
| Head of State | |||||||||||
• 1557 | King John III (first) | ||||||||||
• 1996–1999 | President Jorge Sampaio (last) | ||||||||||
| Governor | |||||||||||
• 1557–1558 | Francisco Martins (first) | ||||||||||
• 1992–1999 | Vasco Rocha Vieira (last) | ||||||||||
| Legislature | Council of Macau (1583–1849) Legislative Assembly (1976–1999) | ||||||||||
| Historical era | Age of Exploration Early Modern Period Late Modern Period | ||||||||||
• Portuguese settlement established | 1557 | ||||||||||
| 1 December 1887 | |||||||||||
| 1966–1967 | |||||||||||
| 26 March 1987 | |||||||||||
| 20 December 1999 | |||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||
• Total | 21 km2 (8.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||
• 1998 estimate | 409,620[3] | ||||||||||
| GDP (PPP) | estimate | ||||||||||
• Per capita | $34,091 | ||||||||||
| GDP (nominal) | 1998[4] estimate | ||||||||||
• Total | $6,79 billion | ||||||||||
• Per capita | $16,595 | ||||||||||
| Currency | Macanese Pataca (1894–1999) | ||||||||||
| Internet TLD | .mo | ||||||||||
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Macau was a Portuguese colony from the establishment of the first official Portuguese settlement of Macau in 1557 to its handover to China in 1999. It comprised the Municipality of Macau and the Municipality of Ilhas. Macau was both the first and last European holding in China.[6]
- ^ Lei n.º 1/76, de 17 de fevereiro. 10 de Fevereiro de 1976.
- ^ Porto Editora – Integração de Hong Kong e Macau na China na Infopédia [em linha]. Porto: Porto Editora. [consult. 2023-03-09 11:45:41]. Disponível em https://www.infopedia.pt/$integracao-de-hong-kong-e-macau-na-china in infopedia.pt
- ^ "Population, total – Macao SAR, China | Data".
- ^ "GDP (Current US$) – Macao SAR, China | Data".
- ^ Yee, Herbert S. (2001). Macau in Transition: From Colony to Autonomous Region. Hampshire: Palgrave. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-230-59936-9.
- ^ Dillon, Michael (2017). Encyclopedia of Chinese History. New York: Routledge. p. 418. ISBN 978-1-315-81853-5.