Hong Kong |
Administrative divisions: | none (special administrative region of China)
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Population: | 7,303,334 (July 2002 est.)
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Languages: | Chinese (Cantonese), English, both are official
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Geographic coordinates: | 22° 15' N, 114° 10' E |
Area total: | 1,092 sq. km
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Land area: | 1,042 sq. km |
Water area: | 50 sq. km |
Total land boundaries: | 30 km |
Borders with neighbor countries: | China 30 km
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Coastline: | 733 km
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Elevation extremes: | South China Sea 0 m - Tai Mo Shan 958 m
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Internet country code: | .hk |
Currency: | Hong Kong dollar (HKD)
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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)
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Constitution: | Basic Law approved in March 1990 by China's National People's Congress is Hong Kong's mini-constitution
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Government type: | NA
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Dependency status: | special administrative region of China
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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 |