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Map of Macau and its vicinity in 1836 Map of Macau and its vicinity in 1912 Map of Macau and its vicinity in 1936. There is one main peninsula, one main island, and several smaller peninsulas, islets, and artificial islands in the Macao Special Administrative Region.
The Macau Peninsula is the historical and most populous part of Macau. It has an area of 8.5 square kilometers (3.3 sq mi) (4 by 1.8 kilometers (2.5 mi × 1.1 mi)) and is geographically connected to Guangdong Province at the northeast through an isthmus 200 meters (660 ft) wide.
Form of government: as a Special administrative region of the People's Republic of China, Macau is a city-state and a multi-party limited democracy One country, two systems. PRC controls the foreign affairs and defense of Macau; Macau has its own 3-branch government, partly elected, partly appointed Empowered by Macau Basic Law until 2049
Map of Macau. Due to land reclamation in Macau, the islands of Taipa, Cotai and Coloane are "more like one big island these days". [1] Evident from its name, Cotai is located between Taipa and Coloane, created by infilling marsh in-between the two islands.
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Macau's gambling industry is the largest in the world, generating over MOP195 billion (US$24 billion) in revenue and about seven times larger than that of Las Vegas. [16] Macau's gambling revenue was $37 billion in 2018. [129] Taxes from gambling revenues fund a robust welfare system and an annual cash payment to Macau's citizens. [82]: 204
Macau is the only region in China where casino gambling is legal. (The city, like its neighbor Hong Kong, operates under a different legal structure from mainland China).
Macau is situated 60 km (37 mi) west of Hong Kong, and 145 km (90 mi) southwest of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province. It is situated immediately east and south of Zhuhai. The region comprises the Macau Peninsula and the islands of Taipa and Coloane. Macau was once an island but gradually a connecting sandbar turned into a narrow isthmus.