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(一)小澳门与“大经济”。说起澳门经济,人们印象最深的恐怕要数其博彩业了。然而小小的澳门,不仅跻身世界三大赌城之列,而且在经济发展的其他方面,也都创造出令人称道的业绩。澳门的确很小。以人口论,澳门只有香港的7%;以面积论,澳门才到香港的2%。但是澳门的经济发展成就却并不能与其自然规模相提并论。根据联合国的有关统计,1996年澳门本地生产总值(GDP)583亿澳门元(约73亿美元),排列全球前100名,在亚洲40多个
(A) Small Macao and “big economy.” Speaking of the economy of Macau, people are most impressed by the number of its gaming industry. However, the small Macao has not only ranked among the top three casinos in the world, but also has made commendable achievements in other aspects of economic development. Macau is really small. In terms of population, Macao has only 7% of Hong Kong; in terms of area, Macao only reached 2% of Hong Kong. However, Macao’s economic development achievements can not be compared with its natural size. According to the statistics of the United Nations, Macao’s gross domestic product (GDP) was 58.3 billion MOP (about 7.3 billion U.S. dollars) in 1996, ranking the top 100 in the world and more than 40 in Asia