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GovernmentCountry name
Conventional long form
Macau Special Administrative Region Conventional short form MacauOfficial long form Aomen Tebie Xingzhengqu (Chinese); Regiao Administrativa Especial de Macau (Portuguese) Official short form Aomen (Chinese); Macau (Portuguese) Dependency status
Special administrative region of the People's Republic of China Government type
Limited democracy
Administrative divisions
None (special administrative region of the People's Republic of China) Independence
None (special administrative region of China) Constitution
The Basic Law, approved 31 March 1993 by China's National People's Congress, is Macau's charter Legal system
Civil law system based on the Portuguese model Suffrage
18 years of age in direct elections for some legislative positions, universal for permanent residents living in Macau for the past seven years; note - indirect elections are limited to organizations registered as "corporate voters" (973 were registered in the 2009 legislative elections) and a 300-member Election Committee for the Chief Executive (CE) drawn from broad regional groupings, municipal organizations, central government bodies, and elected Macau officials Executive branch
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 Elections Chief executive chosen by a 300-member Election Committee for a five-year term (current chief executive is 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 Legislative branch
Unicameral Legislative Assembly (29 seats; 12 members elected by popular vote, 10 by indirect vote, and 7 appointed by the chief executive; members 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 Judicial branch
Court of Final Appeal in Macau Special Administrative Region Political parties and leaders
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 Macau Association or NMA [Jason CHAO]; 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 Political pressure groups and leaders
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] International organization participation
ICC, IHO, IMF, IMO (associate), Interpol (subbureau), ISO (correspondent), UNESCO (associate), UNWTO (associate), UPU, WCO, WTO Diplomatic representation in the us
None (special administrative region of China) Diplomatic representation from the us
The US has no offices in Macau; US Consulate General in Hong Kong is accredited to Macau Flag description
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 National symbol(s)
Lotus blossom
National anthem
Note
As a Special Administrative Region of China, "Yiyonggjun Jinxingqu" is the official anthem (see China)
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