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  Macau - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Macau prospered as a port and was the subject of repeated attempts by the Dutch to conquer it in the 17th century.
It refers to the northern part of the Macau peninsula, and the northern part of the Macau peninsula is situated near the border of China.
Macau consists of a peninsula, and the islands of Taipa and Coloane.
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 Macau (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Macau, a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China
Macau, a commune in the Gironde département of France
This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title.
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 Macau - the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Macau prospered as a port andwas a subject of repeated attempts by the Dutch to conquer it in the 17th century.
It refers to the northern part of the Macau peninsula, and the northernpart of the Macau peninsula is situated near the border of China.
During the last periods of Portuguese rule, the peninsular (northern) district was administered by the Macau Municipal Council(Câmara Municipal de Macau), and the islands by the Islands Municipal Council (Câmara Municipal das Ilhas).
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 Macau - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, short form Macau or Macao (馬交) (see Names), is a small territory on the southern coast of China.
The name "Macau" (馬交 Cantonese Jyutping: maa3 gaau1) is thought to be derived from "'Templo de A-Má" (媽閣廟 Cantonese Jyutping: maa1 gok3), a still-existing landmark built in 1448 dedicated to the goddess Matsu.
With Hong Kong established as a British Crown Colony, Macau declined as regional trading center as larger ships were drawn to the deep water port of Victoria Harbour.
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 Read about Macau at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Macau and learn about Macau here!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The name "Macau" (馬交 Cantonese: Magau) is thought to be derived from "Mage Temple" (媽閣廟 Cantonese: Magok), a still-existing landmark built in 1448 dedicated to the goddess Matsu.
Macau prospered as a port and was a subject of repeated attempts by the Dutch to conquer it in the
Macau consists of a peninsula, and the islands of
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 Macau - Wikipedia
Macau, or Macao (馬交, Pinyin ma3 jiao1; known locally as 澳門, Pinyin ao4 men2) is a small city on the southern coast of China.
It is 70 km southwest of Hong Kong and 145 km from Canton.
Besides historical colonial relics, the biggest attractions in Macau are their casinos.
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 Macao [Definition]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Macau prospered as a port and was a subject of repeated attempts by the DutchThe Netherlands (Dutch Nederland) is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch Koninkrijk der Nederlanden), a parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarch.
The Macau Special Administrative Region finally came into being on December 20th 19991999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations.
The legislative organ of the territory is the Legislative AssemblyA Legislative Assembly in British constitutional thought is the second-to-top or third-to-top tier of a government led by a Governor-General, Governor or a Lieutenant-Governor, inferior to an Executive Council and equal to or inferior to a Legislative Council.
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 Special Administrative Region - China Information - China
Currently, the two SARs of Hong Kong and Macau are responsible for all issues except diplomatic relations and national defense: consequently, they have their own judiciaryjudiciaries and Court of Final Appealcourts of final appeal, immigration policies, currencycurrencies and extradition processes.
Both the SARs each has their own passports, which requires 7 years of residence in the SAR, and therefore citizenships are differentiated from Chinese citizens in the mainland Chinamainland (that is, there exist three types of citizenships in the PRC).
In the History of the political divisions of China#Republic of Chinapolitical division of the Republic of China, "special administrative regions" were historically used to designate special areas, most of which were eventually converted into provinces.
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 China (disambiguation) - TheBestLinks.com - Academy Award, People's Republic of China, East Asia, Greek, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
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China (disambiguation), Academy Award, People's Republic of China, East Asia...
One of the two states that have "China" in their official title and claim sovereignty over China:
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 Macau - guideofpills.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
In 1966 residents tried to obtain a licence for a private school in Taipa, a city in Macau.
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 eLibrary Project : China   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
For other meanings, see China (disambiguation).'', stretching over 6,700 km, was erected beginning in the 3rd century BC to guard the north from raids by men on horses.
The People's Republic of China (PRC) was established in 1949 in Beijing, and since then has governed a large amount of territory known as "Mainland China".
The People's Republic of China has also assumed control over Hong Kong in 1997 and Macau since 1999, which are not considered part of Mainland China.
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 Macau (disambiguation) - guideofcasinos.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
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