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Coorinates: 22°10′00″N, 113°33′00″E The Macau Special Administrative Region, commonly known as Macau or Macao (IPA: /mækaʊ/, traditional Chinese: 澳門; simplified Chinese: 澳门; pinyin: Aòmén; jyutping: ou3 mun4), is one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China, the other being Hong Kong. Macau lies on the western side of the Pearl River Delta, bordering Guangdong province in the north and facing the South China Sea in the east and south. The territory has thriving industries such as textiles, electronics and toys, and a notable tourist industry that boasts a wide range of hotels, resorts, stadiums, restaurants and casinos.

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  • China wants Portugal to return this colony no later than 1997, the year they'll get Hong Kong
  • In an 1887 treaty, China recognized Portugal's sovereignty over this territory west of Hong Kong
  • About half of the visitors to this former Portuguese colony are mainland Chinese coming to gamble
  • Portugal gave up its last colony on Dec. 20, 1999 when it turned over this territory to China
  • China ceded this strategic territory to Portugal on December 1, 1887
  • In 2006 it was reported that this former Portuguese colony had passed Las Vegas in gambling receipts
  • In an 1887 treaty China recognized Portugal's claim to this territory
  • In 1999, 400 years after establishing a permanent settlement there, Portugal returned this overseas territory to China
  • In 1887 the Protocol of Lisbon confirmed that this colony was a free port under the control of Portugal
  • Now a special administrative region of China, its legal system is based on Portuguese civil law

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