evidence: The special administrative regions (SAR) of the People's Republic of China are one of four types of province-level divisions of the People's Republic of China directly under the control of its Central People's Government (State Council), being integral areas of the country. As a region, they possess the highest degree of autonomy from China's central government. However, despite the relative autonomy that the Central People's Government offers the special administrative regions, the National People's Congress and its Standing Committee remains capable of enforcing laws for the special administrative regions.[3] [...] - Macau participates in 19 intergovernmental international organizations with countries as participating units. - Macau participates in 30 intergovernmental international organizations that do not use countries as their participating units.[15]