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Administrative divisions
none (special administrative region of China) |
Constitution
Basic Law, approved on 31 March 1993 by China's National People's Congress, is Macau's "mini-constitution" |
Executive branch > Cabinet
Executive Council consists of one government secretary, three legislators, four businessmen, one pro-Beijing unionist, and one pro-Beijing educator |
Executive branch > Chief of state
President of China HU Jintao (since 15 March 2003) |
Executive branch > Election results
Edmund HO Hau-wah reelected received 296 votes; three members submitted blank ballots; one member was absent |
Executive branch > Head of government
Chief Executive Edmund HO Hau-wah (since 20 December 1999) |
Flag description
light green with a lotus flower above a stylized bridge and water in white, beneath an arc of five gold, five-pointed stars: one large in center of arc and four smaller |
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General government final consumption expenditure > current US$
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787,079,900 $
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[104th of 169]
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Government type
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limited democracy |
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Independence
none (special administrative region of China) |
International organization participation
IHO, IMF, IMO (associate), ISO (correspondent), UNESCO (associate), UNWTO (associate), UPU, WCO, WFTU, WMO, WTO |
Judicial branch
Court of Final Appeal in Macau Special Administrative Region |
Legal system
based on Portuguese civil law system |
Legislative branch
unicameral Legislative Assembly (29 seats; 12 members elected by popular vote, 10 by indirect vote, and 7 appointed by the chief executive; to serve four-year terms) |
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 |
Political parties and leaders
Civil Service Union [Jose Maria Pereira COUTINHO]; Development Union [KWAN Tsui-hang]; Macau Development Alliance [Angela LEONG On-kei]; Macau United Citizens' Association [CHAN Meng-kam]; New Democratic Macau Association [Antonio NG Kuok-cheong]; United Forces; note: there is no political party ordinance, so there are no registered political parties; politically active groups register as societies or companies |
Political pressure groups and leaders
Macau Society of Tourism and Entertainment or STDM [Stanley HO]; Roman Catholic Church; Union for Democracy Development [Antonio NG Kuok-cheong] |
Suffrage
direct election 18 years of age for some non-executive positions, 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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Trademarks, residents
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273
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[45th of 98]
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Transnational Issues > Disputes > International
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none |
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