Macau, an Island city located to the south of the Peoples Republic of China in the South China Sea. Once a Portuguese Territory and now a Chinese special Administrative Region, Macau is a city mixed with both Portuguese and Chinese culture & traditions. It's a highly developed, vibrant and lively city. It is one of the fastest developing city in the world and most of its development is happening on the reclaimed land from the sea. In the modern Macau, there are hundreds of Luxury hotels, resorts and Casinos along with numerous shopping malls. It's a paradise for the peoples who seek opulent lifestyle and for the gamblers worldwide. There are so many interesting facts about Macau that I bet you don't know. Here I have listed the top 10 of such interesting and exciting facts about Macau that might tempt you to visit the city atleast for once in your lifetime -
1. Macau has tripled its land area by reclaiming lands from the sea over the last few decades. The total area of Macau now is 30.8 square kilometres which was just 11.6 square kilometres before it started reclaiming lands from the sea back in the 1990 's.
2. Peoples often get confused about the correct spelling of Macau between Macau and Macao. To tell you, 1999 onward, when Macau was officially handed over to the Peoples Republic of China, both Macau and Macao are considered as the correct english spellings.
3. Casinos are illegal in China. But Macau is the only exception in the Peoples Republic of China where casinos are legal.
4. Macau is home to the largest number of Casino's in the world. And because of this very fact, Macau is proudly referred to as the Vegas of the East.
5. Life expectancy of the citizens of Macau is 84 years, which is the second highest in the world.
6. The Venetian Macao is now the 2nd largest Casino in the world. It has 640 gaming tables and 1760 slot machines. It previously hold the record of being the largest Casino in the world. In terms of floor area it is the seventh largest single building in the world. It is basically a luxury hotel, shopping mall and a gaming resort. More than half of the total area of the Venetian Macao is used in gaming purposes.
7. And most interestingly, around 50% of Macau's GDP comes from gambling and more than 20% peoples of Macau are employed in the gambling industry.
8. With numerous luxury hotels, Casinos and resorts Macau is a very vibrant and lively city which attracts gamblers and other tourist from around the world. Back in 2018, Macau attracted 15.4 million tourists from across the world which made it ranked as the 5th most visited city in the world.
9. The longest sea bridge, Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge (55 kms in length) is in Macau. The bridge connects Macau and Hong Kong with the mainland of China. The marvelous bridge was built with a hopping budget of 20 billion US dollars.
10. Macau was once a Portuguese Territory. The Portuguese ruled the state of Macau from the beginning of the 16th century to the end of 20th century. Their reign in Macau lasted for around 442 years until 1999, when it finally handed over the territory to the Peoples Republic of China. Interestingly, Macau is the last Asian country to remain as a European colony.
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