People
Nationality: Noun--Macanese (sing. and pl.).
Population (1st Quarter 2007): 513,427.
Population growth rate (3rd quarter 2006): 5.4%.
Ethnic groups: Chinese 95.7%, Portuguese 1.7%.
Religions: Buddhist 17%, Roman Catholic 7%, Christian 2%.
Languages: In 1992, the government gave the Chinese (Cantonese) language official status and the same legal force as Portuguese, the official language.
Education: Literacy--91.3%.
Work force: Manufacturing--9.0%; construction--11.9%; wholesale and retail trade, hotels and restaurants--23.3%; financial intermediation, real estate, and related business activities--8.4%; public administration, other community, social and personal services, including gaming--27.9%; transport, storage and communications--6.6%.

MACAU PEOPLE
Macau's population is 95.7% Chinese, primarily Cantonese and some Hakka, both from nearby Guangdong Province. The remainder are of Portuguese or mixed Chinese-Portuguese ancestry. The official languages are Portuguese and Chinese (Cantonese). English is spoken in tourist areas. Macau has ten higher education institutions, including the University of Macau; 80.7% of the University of Macau's 5,562 students are local and 19.3% from overseas.