_#_Life expectancy at birth: 75 years male, 79 years female (1991)

_#_Total fertility rate: 2.1 children born/woman (1991)

_#_Nationality: noun—Macanese (sing. and pl.); adjective—Macau

_#_Ethnic divisions: Chinese 95%, Portuguese 3%, other 2%

_#_Religion: Buddhist 45%, Roman Catholic 7%, Protestant 1%, none 45.8%, other 1.2% (1981)

_#_Language: Portuguese (official); Cantonese is the language of commerce

_#_Literacy: 90% (male 93%, female 86%) age 15 and over can read and write (1981)

_#_Labor force: 180,000 (1986)

_#_Organized labor: none

_*Government #_Long-form name: none