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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"
Dependency status special administrative region of China
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 > Elections chief executive chosen by a 300-member Election Committee for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held 29 August 2004 (next to be held in 2009)
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
Flag modification	6	[6th of 197]
Government type	limited democracy
Independence none (special administrative region of China)
International organization participation IHO, IMF, IMO (associate), ISO (correspondent), UNESCO (associate), UNWTO (associate), UPU, WCO, 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)
Legislative branch > Elections last held 25 September 2005 (next in September 2009)
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
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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ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Macau, Macau Special Administrative Region, Aomen Tebie Xingzhengqu (Chinese); Regiao Administrativa Especial de Macau (Portuguese), Aomen (Chinese); Macau (Portuguese), macao, macau sar, China, Macao Special Administrative Region, Macau S.A.R.

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