Macau People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 404,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 2.8%

Nationality: noun—Macanese (sing, and pl.); adjective—Macau

Ethnic divisions: 98% Chinese, 2% Portuguese

Religion: mainly Buddhist; 17,000 Catholics, of whom about half are Chinese

Language: 98% Chinese, 2% Portuguese

Literacy almost 100% among Portuguese and Macanese, no data on Chinese population

NOTE: The information regarding Macau on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Macau 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Macau 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.