| Country
Name : |
Hong
Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (HKSAR) |
| Location
: |
Eastern
Asia, bordering South China Sea and China |
| Geographic
Co-ordinates : |
22
15N, 114 10E |
| Area
: |
Total area 1,103sq km: Hong Kong Island (81sq km), Kowloon
(47sq km), New Territories (747 sq km) and Outlying Islands (228
sq km)
|
| Time
Zone : |
GMT +8 hours |
| Population
: |
7 million
(approx) |
| Languages
: |
Cantonese
and English.
Putonghua
(Mandarin) is increasingly being used
since the Handover in 1997 |
| Ethnic
Groups : |
95%
Chinese, 5% others.
The top three
nationalities from the overseas populations come from the
Philippines, Indonesia and the USA |
| Government
: |
Under
the "one country two systems" policy, Hong Kong will
enjoy a high degree of autonomy from China for 50 years in all matters
except foreign policy and defense |
| Legal
System : |
Based
on the English Common Law |
| Economy
: |
Hong
Kong has a bustling free market economy highly dependant on
international trade |
| Currency
: |
1
Hong Kong dollar = 100 cents. The Hong Kong dollar is pegged
to the US dollar at 1US $ = HK$ 7.8 (approx) |
| Climate
: |
Tropical monsoon, cool and humid in winter, hot and rainy from
spring through summer, warm and sunny in autumn |
| Terrain
: |
Hilly
to mountainous with steep slopes |
| International
Telephone Area Code : |
+852 |
| Airport
: |
Hong
Kong International Airport, Chek
Lap Kok |
| Voltage
: |
220 V, 50 cycles |
