_#_Exchange rates: patacas (P) per US$1—8.03 (1989), 8.044 (1988), 7.993 (1987), 8.029 (1986), 8.045 (1985); note—linked to the Hong Kong dollar at the rate of 1.03 patacas per Hong Kong dollar
_#_Fiscal year: calendar year
_*Communications #_Highways: 42 km paved
_#_Ports: Macau
_#_Civil air: no major transport aircraft
_#_Airports: none useable, 1 under construction; 1 seaplane station
_#_Telecommunications: fairly modern communication facilities maintained for domestic and international services; 52,000 telephones; stations—4 AM, 3 FM, no TV; 75,000 radio receivers (est.); international high-frequency radio communication facility; access to international communications carriers provided via Hong Kong and China; 1 Indian Ocean INTELSAT earth station
_*Defense Forces #_Manpower availability: males 15-49, 167,289; 93,142 fit for military service
_#Note: defense is responsibility of Portugal % @Madagascar *Geography #_Total area: 587,040 km2; land area: 581,540 km2
_#_Comparative area: slightly less than twice the size of Arizona