The Republic of Macau (Full name: Republic of Macau, Hong Kong, and Greater Guang Dong, Cantonese: 馬交共和國, Yale: Maa Gaauh Guhng Woh Gwok, Portuguese: República de Macau) is a small state in the Pearl River Delta. Before Doomsday, it was an overseas possession of Portugal. Although it has since gained independence, it retains relations with the now island-based nation of Portugal.