Country name:
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conventional
long form: Macau
Special Administrative Region
conventional
short form: Macau
local long
form: Aomen
Tebie Xingzhengqu (Chinese); Regiao Administrativa
Especial de Macau (Portuguese)
local short
form: Aomen
(Chinese); Macau (Portuguese)
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Dependency
status:
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special
administrative region of China
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Government
type:
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limited
democracy
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Administrative
divisions:
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none (special
administrative region of the People's Republic of
China)
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Independence:
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none (special
administrative region of China)
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National
holiday:
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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
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Constitution:
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Basic Law,
approved on 31 March 1993 by China's National
People's Congress, is Macau's charter
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Legal system:
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based on
Portuguese civil law system
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Suffrage:
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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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Executive
branch:
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chief of state:
President
of China HU Jintao (since 15 March 2003)
head of
government: Chief
Executive Fernando CHUI Sai-on (since 20 December
2009)
cabinet: Executive
Council consists of 1 government secretary, 3
legislators, 4 businessmen, 1 pro-Beijing
unionist, and 1 pro-Beijing educator
(For
more information visit the World Leaders website )
elections: chief
executive chosen by a 300-member Election
Committee for a five-year term (eligible for a
second term); election last held on 26 July 2009
(next to be held in July 2014)
election
results: Fernando
CHUI Sai-on elected in 2009 with 282 votes, took
office on 20 December 2009
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Legislative
branch:
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unicameral
Legislative Assembly (29 seats; 12 members elected
by popular vote, 10 by indirect vote, and 7
appointed by the chief executive; members to serve
four-year terms)
elections: last
held on 20 September 2009 (next to be held in
September 2013)
election
results: percent
of vote - UPD 14.9%, ACUM 12%, APMD 11.6%, NUDM
9.9%, UPP 9.9%, ANMD 7.8%, UMG 7.3%, MUDAR 5.5%,
others 21.1%; seats by political group - UPD 2,
ACUM 2, APMD 2, NUMD 1, UPP 1, ANMD 1, UMG 1,
MUDAR 1; 10 seats filled by professional and
business groups; 7 members appointed by the chief
executive
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Judicial
branch:
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Court of Final
Appeal in Macau Special Administrative Region
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Political
parties and leaders:
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Alliance for
Change or MUDAR; Macau Development Alliance or
NUDM [Angela LEONG On-kei]; Macau-Guangdong Union
or UNG; Macau United Citizens' Association or ACUM
[CHAN Meng-kam]; New Democratic Macau Association
or APMD [Antonio NG Kuok-cheong]; New Hope or NE
[Jose Maria Pereira COUTINHO]; Union for Promoting
Progress or UPP [LEONG Heng-teng]
note: there
is no political party ordinance, so there are no
registered political parties; politically active
groups register as societies or companies
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Political
pressure groups and leaders:
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Civic Power
[Agnes LAM Lok-fong]; Macau New Chinese Youth
Association [LEONG Sin-man]; Macau Society of
Tourism and Entertainment or STDM [Stanley HO];
Macau Worker's Union [HO Heng-kuok]; Union for
Democracy Development [Antonio NG Kuok-cheong]
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International
organization participation:
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IHO, IMF, IMO
(associate), Interpol (subbureau), ISO
(correspondent), UNESCO (associate), UNWTO
(associate), UPU, WCO, WMO, WTO
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Diplomatic
representation in the US:
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none (special
administrative region of China)
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Diplomatic
representation from the US:
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the US has no
offices in Macau; US Consulate General in Hong
Kong is accredited to Macau
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Flag
description:
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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 the center of the arc and two
smaller on either side; the lotus is the floral
emblem of Macau, the three petals represent the
peninsula and two islands that make up Macau; the
five stars echo those on the flag of China
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National
anthem:
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note: as
a Special Administrative Region of China, "Yiyonggjun
Jinxingqu" is official (see China)
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