The Macau Special Administrative Region has an area of 23.8 sq km which includes the Macau Peninsula (with 7.8n sq km connected to Continental China by an isthmus), the islands of Taipa(6.2sq km)and Coloane(7.6sq km)and the reclaimed area COTAI(2.2sq km) Two bridges connect Macau to Taipa Island (one of them is 2.6 sq km long and the other is 4.38 km long). The longest one directly serves the Macau International Airport located in the Island of Taipa. Both islands are connected by an isthmus which is 22.1 km long.

Besides the"Portas do Cerco"-the northern border of the Macau peninsula is a gateway to access China through the "COTAI" Frontier Post. Immigration and customs is located in the reclaimed area between the islands of Taipa and Coloane.

Macau may be a small community of tiny dimensions but it possesses the highest population rate in the world and the per capita income is one of the highest in Asia. There is a cosmopolitan atmosphere, tolerant in practices and living experiences, where, as always, Asia meets Europe and where the Mediterranean cultures live side by side with the Chinese.