Official name
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
Name in local language
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (en) ; 香港特別行政區 (zh)
Continent
Asia
Subcontinent
East Asia
Population (ranking: 105e )
7,448,885 inhabitants (2018)
Population growth
0.77 % / year
Area
1,110 km²
Density
6,710.71 inhabitants / km²
GDP (ranking: 36e )362.993 billions $USD (2018)
GDP/capita (ranking )
48,717 $USD (2018)
GDP growth
3.00 % / year (2018)
Life expectancy (ranking )
84.70 years (2018)
Birth rate
8.30 ‰ (2016)
Fertility rate
1.21 children / woman (2016)
Death rate (ranking )
6.40 ‰ (2016)
Infant mortality rate (ranking )
1.50 ‰ (2015)
Literacy rate
98.00 % (2015)
Official languages
Chinese (Cantonese), English
Currency
Hong Kong dollar ($ HKD)
HDI (ranking: 16e )0.939 / 1 (2018)
EPI (ranking )0.00 (2018)
Government
Special administrative region within the People's Republic of China
Head of State
President Xi Jinping
National Day
ISO Codes HK, HKG
Demonym
Hong Kongese, Hongkonger, Chinese
Tourists (ranking )
27,885,000 people (2017)
Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People’s Republic of China located in the south of the country. It is a major industrial and financial center in the Asia-Pacific region.
Hong Kong – night skyline. Photo: Base64, Wikipedia China – Bridge Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao. Photo: Wing1990hk, Wikipedia Panoramic view of Hong Kong. Source: Most Beautiful Picture Urban areas (2017)
Urban areas
Population
Pearl River Delta
69,760,022 inhabitants
Hong Kong (Xianggang)
7,374,885 inhabitants
Administrative divisions
Regions
Population
Area
Hong Kong Island
1,253,417 inhabitants
80 km²
Kowloon
2,241,347 inhabitants
47 km²
Nouveaux Territoires
3,840,620 inhabitants
983 km²
See also
