Macay
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Kingdom of Macay 马柯 | |
|---|---|
| Capital and largest city | Chang'an |
| Recognised national languages | Mandarin Macanese |
| Demonym(s) | Macanese |
| Government | Unitary absolute monarchy |
• Monarch | Shun IX |
• Prime Minister | Chang Litong |
| Area | |
• Total | 36,947 km2 (14,265 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2019 estimate | 23,780,514 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $1.947 trillion (9th) |
• Per capita | $81,885 (3rd) |
| HDI (2019) | 0.951 very high |
| Currency | Macanese Yuan |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (GMT) |
| Date format | dd-mm-yyyy |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +66 |
| Internet TLD | .ma |
Macay (Chinese: 马柯; pinyin: Mǎkē), officially the Kingdom of Macay, is an island country in East Asia. Macay is located off the south-western coast of the People's Republic of China. Other neighbouring countries include Japan to the north-west and the Philippines to the south. The island of Macay has an area of 36,947 square kilometres (22,958 sq mi), with a highly urbanised population concentrated on the eastern coast of the island. Chang'an is the capital and largest metropolitan area. Other major cities include Minchien, Tsingtao and Tungchou. Macay is one of the most densely populated and urbanised states in the world, with over 90% of its population living in urban areas.
The island of Macay was first inhabited by the Macanese indigenous peoples, who migrated to the island around 6,000 years ago. Han Chinese began to settle on the island in the 10th Century. The Han kingdom of Macay was established around 1026 by Ch'eng Tsing. Local royal dynasties have ruled Macay continuously since 1026, albeit at various times under the suzerainty of Yuan Dynasty and Ming Dynasty China. Between 1626 and 1779, the kingdom of Macay was a protectorate of the Dutch Empire. It became a British protectorate in 1779 when the island was seized by Britain in the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War. Macay remained a British protectorate until 1948, when Britain granted Macay its independence. Over the second half of the 20th Century, beginning in the late 1960s, Macay entered a period of rapid industrialisation and economic growth brought about by the economic policies of King Shun IX, known as the "Macay Miracle". Macay remains an absolute monarchy under the King of Macay, the only highly developed country to remain ruled by an absolute monarch.
Macay's economy, the ninth largest in the world by nominal GDP, is highly industrialised and export-oriented. Macay is a leader in electronics and technology and innovation driven fields, and also has significant financial services, steel, machinery and chemicals manufacturing industries. Macay is known for the laissez-faire economic policy it has pursued under King Shun IX since the 1960s, characterised by unilateral free trade, minimal taxation and regulation, and its gold standard currency, the Macanese Yuan. Macay ranks highly in many international comparisons of national performance, such as quality of life, health and life expectancy, education, economic freedom, and the protection of political liberties and civil rights.