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Red with a stylized, white, five-petal bauhinia flower in the center.
 
          Hong Kong          
 
 Hong Kong 
 Administrative
 divisions: 
none (special administrative region of China)
 Population: 
7,303,334 (July 2002 est.)
 Languages: 
Chinese (Cantonese), English, both are official
 Geographic
 coordinates: 
22° 15' N, 114° 10' E
 Area total: 
1,092 sq. km
 Land area: 
1,042 sq. km
 Water area: 
50 sq. km
 Total land
 boundaries: 
30 km
 Borders
 with neighbor
 countries: 
China 30 km
 Coastline: 
733 km
 Elevation
 extremes: 
South China Sea 0 m - Tai Mo Shan 958 m
 Internet
 country code: 
.hk
 Currency: 
Hong Kong dollar (HKD)
 Name -
 abbreviation: 
HK
 Name -
 conventional
 long form: 
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
 Name -
 conventional
 short form: 
Hong Kong
 Name - local
 long form: 
Xianggang Tebie Xingzhengqu
 Name - local
 short form: 
Xianggang
 Independence: 
none (special administrative region of China)
 Constitution: 
Basic Law approved in March 1990 by China's National People's Congress is Hong Kong's mini-constitution
 Government
 type: 
NA
 Dependency
 status: 
special administrative region of China
 National
 holiday: 
National Day (Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China), 1 October (1949)
1 July 1997 is celebrated as Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day
 
          Hong Kong          

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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