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Macau is a city with two faces: the fortresses, churches and food of former colonial Portugese masters speak to a uniquely Mediterranean style on the China coast. And yet Macau is also the self-styled Las Vegas of the East. The last few years have seen once-sleepy little Macau booming.
Today's Macau woos commerce and tourism like never before, taking a tradition of gambling to new extremes. While the profileration of mega-casinos means there's plenty of places to try your hand with Lady Luck, many of Macau's pleasures are relaxed and laidback, architectural and atmospheric.
Fast Facts
Population
482,000
Currency
Name: Pataca
Code: MOP
Symbol: MOP$
Electrical Plugs
220V 50Hz
Languages Spoken
Official: Cantonese, Mandarin
Time Zones
GMT/UTC +8
Country Dialing Code
+86
Weights & Measures
Metric
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