Hong Kong
  • 香港 / Xiānggǎng
  • Region : East Asia
  • Capital : Hong Kong
  • Area : 1,110.00 km²
  • Official Language : Chinese, English
  • Population : 7,451,000.00
  • GDP(Nominal) : 0.000
  • GPI Rank : 0
  • GII Rank : 0
Hong Kong is a country in southern China and the Pearl River Delta. The small state has a total area of 1,110 km² and a total coastline of 733 km. This area is about 1.4 times the size of New York City. The country has 263 partially uninhabited islands in the open sea. China ist the only directly neighbouring country of Hong Kong. The distance between New York City and the Capital Hong Kong is about 12,980 km.With an Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.939 Hong Kong counts as one of the high developed economies by UN-definition. The IMF also shares this classification. Hong Kong is are also called a tax haven by some institutions.
Population
Population Per Km2

6,713

Life Expectancy of Males

82.3

Life Expectancy of Females

87.7

Birth Rate

7.2 ‰

Death Rate

6.4 ‰

Passport
Passport of Hong Kong
VF : 119 , VOA : 37 MS : 156
Currency : Hong Kong Dollar (HKD)

1 US Dollar = 7.77 Dollar
1 Dollar = 0.13 US Dollar

Economy

Item

Value

GDP307.10 bn €

Exportations

609.97 bn €

Importations

609.77 bn €

Tourism receipts

35.45 bn €

Unemployment rate

3.6 %

Inflation rate

2.86 %

corruption index

76 (good)

Energy consumption

41.8 bn kWh

GDP : 0.000 | GDP(PPP) : 0.000
Important Cities

City/Region

Population

Hong Kong / Capital 

1,253,000

KowloonKowloon City

2,241,000

Sha TinSha Tin

660,000

Yuen Long Kau HuiYuen Long

614,000

Tuen MunTuen Mun

489,000

Sai KungSai Kung

462,000

Tsuen WanTsuen Wan

319,000

Tai PoTai Po

304,000

Yung Shue Wan 

6,000

Sok Kwu Wan 

2,100

Land Use

Category

Area

81% Urban areas

902 km²

5% Agricultural areas

51 km²

5% Water areas

60 km²

9% Others

97 km²

Mother Tongue

Lanaguage

Percent

Chinese

94.8 %

English

3.5 %

Hakka

1.0 %

other

0.7 %

Transport

Lanaguage

Percent

Roadways:

2,107 km

Commercial harbors:

2,701

› Airports:

2

Climate
The climate in Hong KongIn Hong Kong, as in all equatorial countries, there is a tropical climate. Unlike in Europe or the USA, there is almost no difference between the seasons. The daylight hours vary little, and the temperature differences between summer and winter are also lesser. Depending on the season, the average daytime temperatures range between 19 and 31 degrees. In the colder months and depending in the region, the temperature lowers down to 14°C in a month's average. Average daytime and nighttime temperaturesDetailed climate data for Hong Kong and 4 geographic spots of the country
The climate in Hong Kong