Hongkong; a short list of facts:
Brief History:
Occupied by the UK in 1841, Hong Kong was formally ceded by China the following year; various adjacent lands were added later in the 19th century. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and the UK on 19 December 1984, Hong Kong became 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 economic system would not be imposed on Hong Kong and that Hong Kong would enjoy a high degree of autonomy in all matters except foreign and defense affairs for the next 50 years.
Land geographics:
coast line: 733 km
Climate: subtropical monsoon; cool and humid in winter, hot and rainy from spring through summer, warm and sunny in fall.
Terrain:hilly to mountainous with steep slopes; lowlands in north
Land use:
arable land: 5.05%
permanent crops: 1.01%
other: 93.94% (2001)
Irrigated land:20 sq km (1998 est.)
Islands: more than 200
Natural hazards: occasional typhoons
Environment - current issues: air and water pollution from rapid urbanization
People:
Population: 7,055,071 (July 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 100
Age structure:
0-14 years: 12.2% (male 450,833/female 411,997)
15-64 years: 74.6% (male 2,551,256/female 2,713,532)
65 years and over: 13.1% (male 434,090/female 493,363) (2009 est.)
Median age:
total: 42.3 years
male: 41.9 years
female: 42.6 years (2009 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.504% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 155
Birth rate:
7.42 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 223
Death rate:
6.76 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 141
Net migration rate:
4.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 24
Urbanization:
urban population: 100% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.09 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 2.92 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 220
male: 3.1 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 2.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 81.86 years
country comparison to the world: 5
male: 79.16 years
female: 84.79 years (2009 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.02 children born/woman (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 222
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.1% (2003 est.)
country comparison to the world: 156
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
2,600 (2003 est.)
country comparison to the world: 134
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
fewer than 200 (2003 est.)
country comparison to the world: 113
Nationality:
noun: Chinese/Hong Konger
adjective: Chinese/Hong Kong
Ethnic groups:
Chinese 95%, Filipino 1.6%, Indonesian 1.3%, other 2.1% (2006 census)
Religions:
eclectic mixture of local religions 90%, Christian 10%
Languages:
Chinese (Cantonese) 89.2% (official), other Chinese dialects 6.4%, English 3.2% (official), other 1.2% (2001 census)
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 93.5%
male: 96.9%
female: 89.6% (2002)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 14 years
male: 14 years
female: 13 years (2006)
Education expenditures:
3.9% of GDP (2006)
country comparison to the world: 112
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/hk.html
Brief History:
Occupied by the UK in 1841, Hong Kong was formally ceded by China the following year; various adjacent lands were added later in the 19th century. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and the UK on 19 December 1984, Hong Kong became 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 economic system would not be imposed on Hong Kong and that Hong Kong would enjoy a high degree of autonomy in all matters except foreign and defense affairs for the next 50 years.
Land geographics:
total: 1,104 sq km
land: 1,054 sq km water: 50 sq km
regional border: China 30 kmcoast line: 733 km
Climate: subtropical monsoon; cool and humid in winter, hot and rainy from spring through summer, warm and sunny in fall.
Terrain:hilly to mountainous with steep slopes; lowlands in north
Land use:
arable land: 5.05%
permanent crops: 1.01%
other: 93.94% (2001)
Irrigated land:20 sq km (1998 est.)
Islands: more than 200
Natural hazards: occasional typhoons
Environment - current issues: air and water pollution from rapid urbanization
People:
Population: 7,055,071 (July 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 100
Age structure:
0-14 years: 12.2% (male 450,833/female 411,997)
15-64 years: 74.6% (male 2,551,256/female 2,713,532)
65 years and over: 13.1% (male 434,090/female 493,363) (2009 est.)
Median age:
total: 42.3 years
male: 41.9 years
female: 42.6 years (2009 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.504% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 155
Birth rate:
7.42 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 223
Death rate:
6.76 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 141
Net migration rate:
4.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 24
Urbanization:
urban population: 100% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.09 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 2.92 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 220
male: 3.1 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 2.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 81.86 years
country comparison to the world: 5
male: 79.16 years
female: 84.79 years (2009 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.02 children born/woman (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 222
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.1% (2003 est.)
country comparison to the world: 156
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
2,600 (2003 est.)
country comparison to the world: 134
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
fewer than 200 (2003 est.)
country comparison to the world: 113
Nationality:
noun: Chinese/Hong Konger
adjective: Chinese/Hong Kong
Ethnic groups:
Chinese 95%, Filipino 1.6%, Indonesian 1.3%, other 2.1% (2006 census)
Religions:
eclectic mixture of local religions 90%, Christian 10%
Languages:
Chinese (Cantonese) 89.2% (official), other Chinese dialects 6.4%, English 3.2% (official), other 1.2% (2001 census)
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 93.5%
male: 96.9%
female: 89.6% (2002)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 14 years
male: 14 years
female: 13 years (2006)
Education expenditures:
3.9% of GDP (2006)
country comparison to the world: 112
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/hk.html
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