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Government and Politics of Macau

Main article: Government of Macau and Politics of Macau
  • Form of government: as a Special administrative region of the People's Republic of China, Macau is a city-state and a multi-party limited democracy
    • One country, two systems
      • PRC controls the foreign affairs and defense of Macau
      • Macau has its own 3-branch government, partly elected, partly appointed
        • Empowered by Macau Basic Law until 2049
  • Capital of Macau: Not applicable. As a semi-autonomous city-state, Macau doesn't have a capital, it is its own capital.
  • Elections in Macau
  • Mainland and Macau Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement
  • Political parties in Macau

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