Hong Kong
Country Guide

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Hong Kong with its capital Hong Kong is located in Asia (Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China). It covers some 1,109 square kilometers (six times the size of Washington, DC) with a population of 7,191,500. Chinese, Chinese and English are the languages spoken by people in Hong Kong (consider regional differences). Thiscountry has no land-based border with any other country.

Hong Kong is a place with multiple personalities, as a result of being both Cantonese Chinese and under a more recent contemporary ex-British influence. Hong Kong has a subtropical climate with at least one season to match your comfort zone. Boasting one of the world's best airports, it is the ideal stopover for those who wish to travel deeper into the Orient. For those who are seeking warm, dry and sunny weather, the ideal time is October to December. Those who would like to escape the humidity of tropical climates will appreciate the cooler months of January to March.

Popular Destinations in Hong Kong

Administrative regions of Hong Kong

• Central and Western District
• Eastern
• Islands District
• Kowloon City
• Kwai Tsing
• Kwun Tong
• North
• Sai Kung District
• Sha Tin
• Sham Shui Po
• Southern
• Tai Po District
• Tsuen Wan District
• Tuen Mun
• Wan Chai
• Wong Tai Sin
• Yau Tsim Mong
• Yuen Long District

About the country

The topography is hilly to mountainous with steep slopes with lowlands in north. The average density of population is about 6,491 per km². The climate in Hong Kong can be described as subtropical monsoon with cool and humid in winter, hot and rainy from spring through summer, warm and sunny in fall. Potential natural disasters are occasional typhoons.

To reach someone Hong Kong dial +852 prior to a number. The local cellular networks are operated on 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".hk". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery chaarger), keep in min the local 220 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G). The sign for the locally used currency Dollar is HKD.

Red with a stylized, white, five-petal Bauhinia flower in the center; each petal contains a small, red, five-pointed star in its middle; the red color is the same as that on the Chinese flag and represents the motherland; the fragrant Bauhinia - developed in Hong Kong the late 19th century - has come to symbolize the region; the five stars echo those on the flag of China.

Occupied by the UK in 1841, Hong Kong was formally ceded by China the following year; various adjacent lands were added later in the 19th century. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and the UK on 19 December 1984, Hong Kong became the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China on 1 July 1997. In this agreement, China promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's socialist economic system would not be imposed on Hong Kong and that Hong Kong would enjoy a "high degree of autonomy" in all matters except foreign and defense affairs for the subsequent 50 years.

Geography

Area
Total (World Rank: 184)	1,108	sq km
Land (World Rank: 181)	1,073	sq km
Water (World Rank: 146)	35	sq km
Forest (World Rank: 189)	0.90	%
Comparative	six times the size of Washington, DC
Coastline
733
Landborder
33
Elevation
Highest point (World Rank: 167)	958	m
Agricultural land
Total (World Rank: 209)	5.00	%
Arable (World Rank: 164)	3.20	%
Permanent crops (World Rank: 128)	0.90	%
Permanent pastures (World Rank: 189)	0.90	%
Irrigated land (World Rank: 169)	10	sq km
Map reference
Southeast Asia
Environment
Issues	air and water pollution from rapid urbanization
Agreement party	- Marine Dumping (associate member) - Ship Pollution (associate member)
Hazzards	occasional typhoons
Location
Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China
Climate
subtropical monsoon; cool and humid in winter, hot and rainy from spring through summer, warm and sunny in fall
Terrain
hilly to mountainous with steep slopes; lowlands in north

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People

Population
Total (World Rank: 100)	7,191,500
Deathrate (World Rank: 114)	0.74	%
Birthrate (World Rank: 206)	0.89	%
Growthrate (World Rank: 170)	0.30	%
Migration rate (World Rank: 51)	0.17	%
Fertility rate (World Rank: 218)	1.19	%
Median age
Male (World Rank: 12)	43.20
Female (World Rank: 19)	44.50
Age structure
0 14 male (World Rank: 128)	462,748
0 14 female (World Rank: 129)	414,023
15 24 male (World Rank: 118)	392,167
15 24 female (World Rank: 119)	357,821
25 54 male (World Rank: 106)	1,370,210
25 54 female (World Rank: 91)	1,842,820
55 64 male (World Rank: 65)	559,421
55 64 female (World Rank: 63)	603,771
65 x male (World Rank: 61)	559,512
65 x female (World Rank: 66)	629,009
Health
Infant mortality rate (World Rank: 212)	0.27	%
Life expectancy total (World Rank: 7)	83	years
Life expectancy female (World Rank: 7)	86	years
Life expectancy male (World Rank: 9)	80	years
Physicians per 1000 (World Rank: 82)	1.78

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Energy

Electricity
Production (World Rank: 60)	38,000,000,000	kWh
Consumption (World Rank: 54)	42,000,000,000	kWh
Export (World Rank: 54)	1,200,000,000	kWh
Import (World Rank: 24)	10,000,000,000	kWh
Source fossil (World Rank: 3)	100.00	%
Refined products
Consumption (World Rank: 38)	353,000	bbl / day
Export (World Rank: 79)	12,000	bbl / day
Import (World Rank: 24)	359,800	bbl / day
Natural gas
Consumption (World Rank: 80)	2,613,000,000	m³
Import (World Rank: 69)	0	m³
Carbon footprint
90000000

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Nation

Budget
Education (World Rank: 126)	3	% of GDP
Surplus (World Rank: 12)	3	% of GDP
National symbol
orchid tree flower
National colours
white
Adjective
Chinese/Hong Kong
Noun
Chinese/Hong Konger
Background
Occupied by the UK in 1841, Hong Kong was formally ceded by China the following year; various adjacent lands were added later in the 19th century. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and the UK on 19 December 1984, Hong Kong became the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China on 1 July 1997. In this agreement, China promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's socialist economic system would not be imposed on Hong Kong and that Hong Kong would enjoy a "high degree of autonomy" in all matters except foreign and defense affairs for the subsequent 50 years.
Flag description
red with a stylized, white, five-petal Bauhinia flower in the center; each petal contains a small, red, five-pointed star in its middle; the red color is the same as that on the Chinese flag and represents the motherland; the fragrant Bauhinia - developed in Hong Kong the late 19th century - has come to symbolize the region; the five stars echo those on the flag of China

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Economy

Gdp
Purchasing power parity (World Rank: 45)	429,700,000,000	USD
Real growth rate (World Rank: 142)	1.90	%
Per capita purchasing power parity (World Rank: 18)	58,300	USD
Source agriculture (World Rank: 216)	0.10	%
Source industry (World Rank: 213)	7.20	%
Source service (World Rank: 5)	92.80	%
Labourforce
Total (World Rank: 94)	3,915,000
In poverty (World Rank: 110)	19.60	%
Products
Industries	- banking - clocks - clothing - electronics - plastics - shipping - textiles - tourism - toys - watches
Agriculture	- fish - fresh vegetables - fruit - pork - poultry
Exports	- apparel - appliances - clocks - electrical machinery - footwear - plastics - precious stones - printed material - textiles - toys - watches
Imports	- capital goods - consumer goods - foodstuffs - fuel (most is reexported) - raw materials - semi-manufactures

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Communication

Phone
Landline total (World Rank: 34)	4,323,290
Landline per 100 (World Rank: 7)	60.00
Mobile per 100 (World Rank: 3)	234.00
Assessment	0
Internet
Users (World Rank: 68)	6,066,000
Population (World Rank: 34)	85.00	%

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Transport

Air
Airports paved (World Rank: 184)	2.00
Heliports (World Rank: 25)	9.00
Road
Total length (World Rank: 173)	2,100
Paved length (World Rank: 126)	2,100

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