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Hong Kong - Asia



Population  PopulationTop of page
InhabitantsLife expectancy
6,980,412 (July 2007 est.)total population: 81.68 years
male: 78.99 years
female: 84.6 years (2007 est.)
Ethnic groupsReligions
Chinese 94.9%, Filipino 2.1%, other 3% (2001 census)eclectic mixture of local religions 90%, Christian 10%
LanguagesLiteracy
Chinese (Cantonese) 89.2% (official), other Chinese dialects 6.4%, English 3.2% (official), other 1.2% (2001 census)definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 93.5%
male: 96.9%
female: 89.6% (2002)


Government  GovernmentTop of page
Government typeCapital
limited democracy
IndependanceNational day
none (special administrative region of China)National Day (Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China), 1 October (1949); note - 1 July 1997 is celebrated as Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day
ConstitutionLegal system
Basic Law, approved in March 1990 by China's National People's Congress, is Hong Kong's "mini-constitution"based on English common law


Economy  EconomyTop of page
GDP (purchasing power parity)Growth rate
$187.1 billion (2006 est.)5.9% (2006 est.)
GDP per inhabitantUnemployment rate
$36,500 (2006 est.)4.9% (2006 est.)
Population below poverty lineInflation rate
NA%2.2% (2006 est.)
ExportsImports
$611.6 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)$329.8 billion (2006 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and goldCurrency
$132 billion (November 2006 est.)Hong Kong dollar (HKD)
Military expenditures
NA


Geography  GeographyTop of page
LocationArea
Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China 1,092 sq km
ClimateNatural resources
subtropical monsoon; cool and humid in winter, hot and rainy from spring through summer, warm and sunny in falloutstanding deepwater harbor, feldspar


Communication  CommunicationTop of page
CellularsInternet code
8.693 million (2005).hk
Internet hostsInternet users
800,834 (2006)4.879 million (2005)


Transportation  TransportationTop of page
AirportsRailways (in km)
3 (2006)
Roadways (in km)Pipelines (in km)
1,955 km