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_#_Total fertility rate: 2.1 children born/woman (1991)

_#_Nationality: noun--Macanese (sing. and pl.); adjective--Macau

_#_Ethnic divisions: Chinese 95%, Portuguese 3%, other 2%

_#_Religion: Buddhist 45%, Roman Catholic 7%, Protestant 1%, none
45.8%, other 1.2% (1981)

_#_Language: Portuguese (official); Cantonese is the language of
commerce

_#_Literacy: 90% (male 93%, female 86%) age 15 and over can
read and write (1981)

_#_Labor force: 180,000 (1986)

_#_Organized labor: none

_*_Government
_#_Long-form name: none

_#_Type: overseas territory of Portugal; scheduled to revert to China
in 1999

_#_Capital: Macau

_#_Administrative divisions: 2 districts (concelhos,
singular--concelho); Ilhas, Macau

_#_Independence: none (territory of Portugal); Portugal signed an
agreement with China on 13 April 1987 to return Macau to China on 20
December 1999; in the joint declaration, China promises to respect
Macau's existing social and economic systems and lifestyle for 50 years
after transition

_#_Constitution: 17 February 1976, Organic Law of Macau

_#_Legal system: Portuguese civil law system

_#_National holiday: Day of Portugal, 10 June

_#_Executive branch: president of Portugal, governor,
Consultative Council (cabinet)

_#_Legislative branch: Legislative Assembly

_#_Judicial branch: Supreme Court

_#_Leaders:

Chief of State--President (of Portugal) Mario Alberto SOARES
(since 9 March 1986);

Head of Government--Governor Gen. Vasco Joachim Rocha VIEIRA
(since 20 March 1991)

_#_Political parties and leaders:
Association to Defend the Interests of Macau;
Macau Democratic Center;
Group to Study the Development of Macau;
Macau Independent Group

_#_Suffrage: universal at age 18

_#_Elections:

Legislative Assembly--last held on 9 November 1988 (next to be
held November 1991);
results--percent of vote by party NA;
seats--(17 total; 6 elected by universal suffrage, 6 by indirect
suffrage) number of seats by party NA

_#_Other political or pressure groups: wealthy Macanese and Chinese
representing local interests, wealthy pro-Communist merchants
representing China's interests; in January 1967 the Macau Government
acceded to Chinese demands that gave China veto power over administration

_#_Member of: GATT, WTO (associate)

_#_Diplomatic representation: as Chinese territory under Portuguese
administration, Macanese interes