--exports: 3 million kWh (1996)

Electricity--imports: 400 million kWh (1996)

Agriculture--products: rice, vegetables

Exports: $2.14 billion (f.o.b., 1997)

Exports--commodities: textiles, clothing, toys, electronics,
cement, footwear, machinery

Exports--partners: US 45%, EU 24%, Hong Kong 8%, China 6% (1997)

Imports: $2.075 billion (c.i.f., 1997)

Imports--commodities: raw materials, foodstuffs, capital goods,
fuels, lubricants

Imports--partners: China 29%, Hong Kong 25%, EU 12.4%, Japan 9%
(1997)

Debt--external: $0 (1996)

Economic aid--recipient: $NA

Currency: 1 pataca (P) = 100 avos

Exchange rates: patacas (P) per US$1--7.74 (1998), 7.99 (1997),
7.962 (1996), 8.034 (1993-95), 7.973 (1992); note--linked to the Hong
Kong dollar at the rate of 1.03 patacas per Hong Kong dollar

Fiscal year: calendar year

Communications

Telephones: 200,000 (1997 est.)

Telephone system: fairly modern communication facilities
maintained for domestic and international services
domestic: NA
international: HF radiotelephone communication facility; access to
international communications carriers provided via Hong Kong and
China; satellite earth station--1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean)

Radio broadcast stations: AM 4, FM 3, shortwave 0

Radios: 135,000 (1992 est.)

Television broadcast stations: 0 (receives Hong Kong broadcasts)
(1997)

Televisions: 34,000 (1992 est.)

Transportation

Railways: 0 km

Highways:
total: 50 km
paved: 50 km
unpaved: 0 km (1996 est.)

Ports and harbors: Macau

Merchant marine: none

Airports: 1 (1998 est.)

Airports--with paved runways:
total: 1
over 3,047 m: 1 (1998 est.)

Military

Military branches: no regular military forces, Police Force

Military manpower--availability:
males age 15-49: 121,355 (1999 est.)

Military manpower--fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 66,744 (1999 est.)

Military--note: defense is currently the responsibility of
Portugal, but will become the responsibility of China on 20 December
1999

Transnational Issues

Disputes--international: none

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Geography

Location: Southeastern Europe, north of Greece

Geographic coordinates: 41 50 N, 22 00 E

Map references: Europe