Macau Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a pop ...

is an

autonomous territory An autonomous administrative division (also referred to as an autonomous area, entity, unit, region, subdivision, or territory) is a subnational administrative division Administrative division, administrative unit,Article 3(1). country su ...

on the western side of the

Pearl River Delta The Pearl River Delta Metropolitan Region (PRD; ; pt, Delta do Rio das Pérolas (DRP)) is the low-lying area surrounding the Pearl River estuary, where the Pearl River flows into the South China Sea. Referred to as the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Mac ...

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. With a population of 650,900 living in an area of , it is the most densely populated region in the world. Macau is among the world's richest regions, and its GDP per capita by purchasing power parity is higher than that of any country in the world, according to the

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. It became the world's largest gambling centre in 2006, with the economy heavily dependent on

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and tourism, as well as manufacturing. According to ''

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'', Macau has the fourth highest

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in the world. Moreover, it is one of the regions in Asia with a "very high

Human Development Index The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistic composite index of life expectancy, education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the education system), and per capita income indicators, whi ...

", ranking 18th in the world .Macau in Figures, 2016
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Notable firms

This list includes notable

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with primary

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located in the country. The industry and sector follow the

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taxonomy. Organizations which have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct. File:Casinos, Macao, 2013-08-08, DD 01.jpg,

Grand Lisboa Grand Lisboa (, Portuguese: Grande Lisboa) is a 47-floor, hotel in Sé, Macau. It is owned by Sociedade de Turismo e Diversões de Macau and designed by Hong Kong architects Dennis Lau and Ng Chun Man with the interiors created by Khuan Chew, ...

and Casino Lisboa File:Bnu-tower01.jpg, BNU tower File:MGM Grand, Macao, 2013-08-08, DD 14.jpg, Casino Resort

MGM Macau MGM Macau (; formerly known as MGM Grand Macau) is a 35-story, 600-room casino resort in Sé, Macau. Under a sub concession approved by the Macau government, the project is owned and operated a ...

File:Santa Casa de Misericordia, Macao, 2013-08-08, DD 02.jpg,

Senado Square The Senado Square, or Senate Square (; pt, Largo do Senado), is a paved town square in Sé, Macau, China, and part of the UNESCO Historic Centre of Macau World Heritage Site. It is an elongated triangular shaped square and connects Largo do ...

, Macau Fisherman's Wharf, Macao, 2013-08-08, DD 01.jpg, Fisherman's Wharf

References

{{Asia topic, List of companies of Macau

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Notable firms

See also

References