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Macao Special Administrative Region 中華人民共和國澳門特別行政區 中华人民共和国澳门特别行政区 zhōng huá rén mín gòng hé guó ào mén tè bié xíng zhèng qū | |
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• Total | 115.3 km² |
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• 2021 estimate | 682,300 |
Macao or Macau, officially the Macao Special Administrative Region, is one of China’s two special administrative regions along with Hong Kong. It was colonized by the Portuguese until 1999, when China regained sovereignty of the land.[1]
Macao reentered China on December 20, 1999.[2]
Economy[edit | edit source]
Macau has a developed economy and high social welfare. Macau has a well-developed gambling industry, but due to the principle of one country, two systems, the Communist Party of China is currently unable to outlaw gambling.
Education[edit | edit source]
Macao was the first region of China to provide 15 years of free education. In 2009, Macao spent $261 million on education, which increased by 166% by 2019. The number of university students increased from 7,527 in 1999 to 34,279 in 2019.[3]
History[edit | edit source]
In the December of 1999, a choir of 300 children sang the verse of "Song of the Seven Sons" that relates to Macao at the Ruins of St. Paul's in Macao; and yet again in 2019, to mark 20 years of a Liberated Macao, a group of young people gathered to sing again at the same site.[4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Gao Yiming, Meng Tao (2019-12-17). "Macao 20 years on: Educational development" CGTN. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
- ↑ "Profile: Jiang Zemin's great, glorious life" (2022-12-03). Xinhua. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
- ↑ Liane Ferreira (2019-12-18). "Macao SAR: 20 years focused on the people" CGTN. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
- ↑ "Youths celebrate Macao's return to China with "Song of the Seven Sons"" (2019-12-18). CGTN. Retrieved 2023-12-02.