Hong Kong
香港
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Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
Other official names
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Sovereign state | China | ||||||
British possession | 26 January 1841 | ||||||
Treaty of Nanking | 29 August 1842 | ||||||
Convention of Peking | 24 October 1860 | ||||||
New Territories lease | 9 June 1898 | ||||||
Imperial Japanese occupation | 25 December 1941 to 30 August 1945 | ||||||
Re-designated as a British Dependent Territory | 1 January 1981 | ||||||
Sino-British Joint Declaration | 19 December 1984 | ||||||
Handover to China | 1 July 1997 | ||||||
Administrative centre | Tamar | ||||||
Largest district by population |
Sha Tin | ||||||
Official languages | |||||||
Cantonese[a] | |||||||
Traditional Chinese[b] English alphabet |
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Ethnic groups
(2021)
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91.6% Chinese 2.7% Filipino 1.9% Indonesian 0.8% White 0.6% Indian 0.4% Nepalese 2% other[6] |
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Demonym(s) | Hongkonger Hongkongese |
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Government | Devolved executive-led government within a unitary one-party state[7] | ||||||
John Lee | |||||||
Eric Chan | |||||||
Andrew Leung | |||||||
Andrew Cheung | |||||||
Legislature | Legislative Council | ||||||
National representation | |||||||
36 deputies | |||||||
203 delegates[8] | |||||||
Area | |||||||
• Total
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2,754.97[9] km2 (1,063.70 sq mi) (168th) | ||||||
• Water (%)
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59.70% (1,640.62 km2; 633.45 sq mi)[9] |
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• Land
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1,114.35 km2 (430.25 sq mi)[9] |
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Highest elevation
(
Tai Mo Shan)
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957 m (3,140 ft) | ||||||
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) | ||||||
Population | |||||||
• 2023 estimate
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7,498,100[10] | ||||||
• 2021 census
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7,413,070[11] | ||||||
• Density
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6,801[12]/km2 (17,614.5/sq mi) (4th) | ||||||
GDP (PPP) | 2024 estimate | ||||||
• Total
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$570.082 billion[13] (44th) | ||||||
• Per capita
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$75,128[13] (12th) | ||||||
GDP (nominal) | 2024 estimate | ||||||
• Total
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$406.775 billion[13] (38th) | ||||||
• Per capita
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$53,606[13] (19th) | ||||||
Gini (2021) | 39.7[c][14] medium |
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HDI (2022) | 0.956[15] very high · 4th |
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Currency | Hong Kong dollar (HK$) (HKD) | ||||||
Time zone | UTC+08:00 (HKT) | ||||||
Date format | dd/mm/yyyy yyyy年mm月dd日 |
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Mains electricity | 220 V–50 Hz | ||||||
Driving side | left[d] | ||||||
Calling code | +852 | ||||||
ISO 3166 code | |||||||
Internet TLD | |||||||
Number plate prefixes | None for local vehicles, 粤Z for cross-boundary vehicles |
Hong Kong
香港
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Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
Other official names
|
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Sovereign state | China | ||||||
British possession | 26 January 1841 | ||||||
Treaty of Nanking | 29 August 1842 | ||||||
Convention of Peking | 24 October 1860 | ||||||
New Territories lease | 9 June 1898 | ||||||
Imperial Japanese occupation | 25 December 1941 to 30 August 1945 | ||||||
Re-designated as a British Dependent Territory | 1 January 1981 | ||||||
Sino-British Joint Declaration | 19 December 1984 | ||||||
Handover to China | 1 July 1997 | ||||||
Administrative centre | Tamar | ||||||
Largest district by population |
Sha Tin | ||||||
Official languages | |||||||
Cantonese[a] | |||||||
Traditional Chinese[b] English alphabet |
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Ethnic groups
(2021)
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91.6% Chinese 2.7% Filipino 1.9% Indonesian 0.8% White 0.6% Indian 0.4% Nepalese 2% other[6] |
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Demonym(s) | Hongkonger Hongkongese |
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Government | Devolved executive-led government within a unitary one-party state[7] | ||||||
John Lee | |||||||
Eric Chan | |||||||
Andrew Leung | |||||||
Andrew Cheung | |||||||
Legislature | Legislative Council | ||||||
National representation | |||||||
36 deputies | |||||||
203 delegates[8] | |||||||
Area | |||||||
• Total
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2,754.97[9] km2 (1,063.70 sq mi) (168th) | ||||||
• Water (%)
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59.70% (1,640.62 km2; 633.45 sq mi)[9] |
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• Land
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1,114.35 km2 (430.25 sq mi)[9] |
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Highest elevation
(
Tai Mo Shan)
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957 m (3,140 ft) | ||||||
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) | ||||||
Population | |||||||
• 2023 estimate
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7,498,100[10] | ||||||
• 2021 census
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7,413,070[11] | ||||||
• Density
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6,801[12]/km2 (17,614.5/sq mi) (4th) | ||||||
GDP (PPP) | 2024 estimate | ||||||
• Total
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$570.082 billion[13] (44th) | ||||||
• Per capita
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$75,128[13] (12th) | ||||||
GDP (nominal) | 2024 estimate | ||||||
• Total
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$406.775 billion[13] (38th) | ||||||
• Per capita
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$53,606[13] (19th) | ||||||
Gini (2021) | 39.7[c][14] medium |
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HDI (2022) | 0.956[15] very high · 4th |
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Currency | Hong Kong dollar (HK$) (HKD) | ||||||
Time zone | UTC+08:00 (HKT) | ||||||
Date format | dd/mm/yyyy yyyy年mm月dd日 |
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Mains electricity | 220 V–50 Hz | ||||||
Driving side | left[d] | ||||||
Calling code | +852 | ||||||
ISO 3166 code | |||||||
Internet TLD | |||||||
Number plate prefixes | None for local vehicles, 粤Z for cross-boundary vehicles |