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Travel and Tourism in: Hong Kong S.A.R., China (Country)

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Fact Sheet: Hong Kong S.A.R., China

  • Location: Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China
  • Geographic coordinates: 22 15 N, 114 10 E
  • Area: total: 1,092 sq 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
  • Natural hazards: occasional typhoons
  • Population: 6,940,432 (July 2006 est.)
  • Ethnic groups: Chinese 95%, other 5%
  • Religions: eclectic mixture of local religions 90%, Christian 10%
  • Languages: Chinese (Cantonese), English; both are official
  • Government type: limited democracy
  • Capital: Hong Kong dollar (HKD)
  • Currency code: Hong Kong dollars per US dollar - 7.7773 (2005), 7.788 (2004), 7.7868 (2003), 7.7989 (2002), 7.7988 (2001)
  • Exchange rates: .hk
  • Internet country code: 3 (2006)

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