2007-10-19 12:57:52 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
MACAO IS A CHINESE ISLAND(USED TO BE PORTUGESE) IN THE VICINITY OF HONG KONG.
2007-10-19 15:06:28 · answer #1 · answered by Loren S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
courtesy of wikipedia.org
The Macau Special Administrative Region, commonly known as Macau or Macao, was established on December 20, 1999, as one of the two special administrative regions (SARs) of the People's Republic of China (PRC), the other being Hong Kong. For 442 years it was ruled by Portugal, making it the oldest European colony in the history of East Asia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macao
2007-10-19 15:49:11 · answer #2 · answered by june 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Macao is a special administrative region of China and it was a colony of Portugal until 1999.
Here is a map showing its location:
http://cache.eb.com/eb/image?id=64550&rendTypeId=4
2007-10-19 14:05:18 · answer #3 · answered by misen55 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
China
2007-10-19 13:01:57 · answer #4 · answered by ShaunLikesMilk 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is spelt Macao. And it is in China. The name Macao was given by the Portuguese when they went to colonize that part of China. It is by the sea.
2007-10-23 12:49:23 · answer #5 · answered by Snowy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋