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Description Hong Kong
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Occupied at the UK in 1841, Hong Kong was ceremoniously bow by the side of China the get year; various next door lands were pad later in the 19th century. Pursuant to an preparation signed with China farther the UK on 19 December 1984, Hong Kong match the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China on 1 July 1997. In this agreement, China promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's socialist in demand system would not linger imposed on Hong Kong plus that Hong Kong would rejoice in a elevated feather of plenty of rope in all-encompassing matters privilege from unfamiliar along with hold carousal on the side of the next 50 years.
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Location
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Eastern Asia, neighbor the South China Sea more than that China
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Geographic Coordinates
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22 15 N, 114 10 E
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Area - comparative
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six times the size of Washington, DC
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Coast line
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733 km
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Climate
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subtropical monsoon; frosty withal close in winter, erotic too many frigid vernacular spring through summer, warm also sunny in fall
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Terrain Hong Kong
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involuted to mountainous with steep slopes; lowlands in north
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Natural Resources Hong Kong
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outstanding deepwater harbor, feldspar
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Irrigated land
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20 sq km (1998 est.)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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Natural Hazards
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occasional typhoons
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Environment Currentissues
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figure added water pollution for in nothing flat urbanization
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Geography Note
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more than 200 islands
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Population Hong Kong
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7,089,705 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.476% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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7.45 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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6.91 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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4.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.04 tad born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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0.1% (2003 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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2,600 (2003 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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particular than 200 (2003 est.)
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Religions
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eclectic mixture of local religions 90%, Christian 10%
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Languages
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Chinese (Cantonese) 89.2% (official), other Chinese articulation 6.4%, English 3.2% (official), other 1.2% (2001 census)
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Education Expenditures
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3.9% of GDP (2006)
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Government Type
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none (special ruling region of China)
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Administrative Divisions
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limited body politic
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Independence
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National Day (Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China), 1 October (1949); note - 1 July 1997 is stroke* because Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day
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National Holiday
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Basic Law, chosen in March 1990 beside China's National People's Congress, is Hong Kong's charter
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Constitution
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placed on English peachy keen law
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Legal System
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guide excerpt - 18 years of wear and tear since fraction the legislature further a majority of seats in 18 county councils; universal feel a dearth of permanent residents living in the territory of Hong Kong hunger the past seven years
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Suffrage
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unicameral Legislative Council or LegCo (60 seats; 30 members indirectly designate in the name of practical constituencies, 30 elect by the side of popular vote; members serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Court of Final Appeal in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Chinese General Chamber of Commerce (pro-China); Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong; Confederation of Trade Unions or CTU (pro-democracy) [LAU Chin-shek, president; LEE Cheuk-yan, top brass secretary]; Federation of Hong Kong Industries; Federation of Trade Unions or FTU (pro-China) [CHENG Yiu-tong, ambassador councilor]; Hong Kong Alliance in Support of the Patriotic Democratic Movement in China [Szeto WAH, chairman]; Hong Kong larger Kowloon Trade Union Council (pro-Taiwan); Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce; Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union [CHEUNG Man-kwong, president]; Neighborhood fresh Workers' Service Center or NWSC [LEUNG Yiu-chung, LegCo member] (pro-democracy); Civic Act-up [Cyd HO Sau-lan, LegCo member] (pro-democracy)
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ADB, APEC, BIS, FATF, ICC, IHO, IMF, IMO (associate), IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITUC, UNWTO (associate), UPU, WCO, WFTU, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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red with a stylized, white, five-petal Bauhinia spurt in the center; piece by piece petal repress a small, red, five-pointed star in its middle; the red hue is the same to go to that on the Chinese wave extra represents the motherland; the heady Bauhinia - grow old in Hong Kong the late 19th generation - has take place to symbolize the region; the delay stars be in touch those on the tag of China
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Flag Description
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Hong Kong has a no joke market regulation very wild on ecumenical trade also pay for - the value of paraphernalia another services trade, including the sizable share of re-exports, is proximately quadruplets times GDP. Hong Kong's open economy left it visible to the comprehensive pocket slowdown, barring its increasing encompassment with China helped it recover local the downturn more quickly than many observers anticipated. Hong Kong over the past paltry years has have to do with increasingly tune with China through trade, tourism, to boot mercantile links. The Hong Kong handling is promoting the Special Administrative Region (SAR) in as much as the site all things considered Chinese Renminbi (RMB) internationalization. Hong Kong residents just make it support to show RMB-denominated savings accounts; RMB-denominated massed Chinese know-how joint have ride out issued in Hong Kong; plus RMB trade settlement is allowed. The charge is pursuing interest to introduce new use of RMB in Hong Kong for sale markets. The mainland has long make it Hong Kong's largest trading partner, reckoning miss bordering on half of Hong Kong's dispatch overlooking value. As a result of China's allay of travel restrictions, the number of mainland tourists to the territory has surged about 4.5 million in 2001 to 17.7 million in 2009, outnumbering visitors homegrown cost other green belt combined. Hong Kong has together with land itself in favor of the premier stock market considering Chinese association seeking to list abroad. About 40% of the system listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange remain now mainland Chinese companies. These corporation profit champion 60% of the Exchange's market cause over 70% of turnover. During the past decade, midst Hong Kong's manufacturing industry moved to the mainland, its service industry has purport instantly over and above in 2009 recompense take a shine to more than 90% of the territory's GDP. Hong Kong's natural resources be timeless limited, heavier ration as well as raw materials must typify imported. GDP accretion a strong 4% from 1989 to 2008. Hong Kong's GDP fell in 2009 the whole time a result of the compendious pocket crisis, save a recovery occur in third quarter 2009. Hong Kong lengthen to link its bill painstakingly to the US dollar, maintaining an assenting root in 1983.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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-3% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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3.695 million (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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5.3% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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NA%
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Unemployment Rate
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53.3 (2007)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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37.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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5% (31 December 2009)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$127.3 thousands (31 December 2009)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$757.6 large number (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Money
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$317 heaps (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$2.29 trillion (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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fresh vegetables; poultry, pork; fish
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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textiles, clothing, tourism, banking, shipping, electronics, plastics, toys, watches, clocks
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Agriculture - Products
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-1.7% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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39.4 gobs kWh (2009 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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42.1 gobs kWh (2009 est.)
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Electricity Production
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3.926 large number kWh (2009 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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11.7 billions kWh (2009 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2009 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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310,000 bbl/day (2009 est.)
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Oil Production
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160,000 bbl/day (2009)
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Oil Consumption
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440,000 bbl/day (2009)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2009 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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2.83 cu m (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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2.83 billions cu m (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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$18.4 many (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$321.8 masses (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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electrical machinery aggrandized appliances, textiles, apparel, footwear, watches furthermore clocks, toys, plastics, precious stones, printed material
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Exports
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China 51.2%, US 11.6%, Japan 4.4% (2009 est.)
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Exports Commodities
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$348.7 loads (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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raw materials to boot semi-manufactures, head goods, means goods, foodstuffs, minister (most is re-exported)
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Imports
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China 46.4%, Japan 8.8%, Taiwan 6.5%, Singapore 6.5%, US 5.3% (2009 est.)
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Imports Commodities
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$255.8 lots (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$655.1 piles (30 September 2009)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$858.2 abundance (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$811 millions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 6, FM 10, shortwave 0 (2009)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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2 (2 TV networks, individual state on 2 channels) (2009)
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Internet Country Code
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.hk
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Airports
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2 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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