101. Macau Country Information From InsideAsia macau. Introduction. Colonized by the Portuguese in the 16th century, macau was the first European settlement in the Far East. http://www.insidecountryinfo.com/html/macau.html

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102. Macau (Country Profiles From National Geographic MapMachine) macau will keep its public agencies, existing government, and currency. Text source National Geographic Atlas of the World, Seventh Edition, 1999. http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/profiles/mc.html

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103. The World Factbook. 2003 macau. Port. macau, Mandarin Aomen, special administrative region of China, formerly administered by Portugal (1995 est. pop. 491,000 http://www.bartleby.com/151/country/mc.html

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