March 2010

Fact Sheet - Macao

General

Population: 541,200
Population Growth Rate: 4.8%
Area: 28.2 km²
Currency: 1CAD$ = 7.5 Pataca (March 2009)
Major Languages: Cantonese and Portuguese are the Official Languages; English also widely spoken
Literacy Rate: 94.5%

Political

Government: Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (PRC)
President of the PRC: Hu Jintao
Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR): Fernando Chui Sai On
Secretary for Administration and Justice of Macao: Ms. Florinda Chan

Economic

GDP: US$ 21 billion (2008)
Real GDP Growth Rate: 15% (2008)
Inflation Rate (CPI): 0.8% (Jan 2010)
Unemployment Rate: 3.1% (Dec 2009)

Trade

Major Trading Partners 2009

Exports to:

No.	Country	Percentage
1	Hong Kong	39.3%
2	USA	17.1%
3	China	14.6%
4	Germany	3.9%

Imports from:

No.	Country	Percentage
1	China	31.4%
2	Hong Kong	10.9%
3	Japan	8.2%
4	Switzerland	6.4%

Representation

Canadian Representation in China: His Excellency David Mulroney, Ambassador
In Hong Kong: Doreen Steidle, Consul General
Chinese Representation in Canada: His Excellency Lan Lijun, Ambassador

Canada's Trade with Macao (CDN$ million)

Year	Exports	Imports	Balance
2000	4	70	-66
2001	2	79	-77
2002	2	92	-90
2003	4	87	-83
2004	29	86	-57
2005	30	42	-12
2006	31	37	-6
2007	44	33	11
2008	49	30	19
2009	15	22	-4