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Political Map: Defined
Political Maps are designed to show governmental boundaries of countries, states, and counties. This type of map is generally vivid in color to help identify boundaries more easily. When viewing a Physical Map, the locations of major cities as well as many minor cities are found. Also included on Physical Maps are significant bodies of water such as lakes, reservoirs and rivers.
Hong Kong
(special administrative region of China)

page last updated on September 29, 2009


Introduction :: Hong Kong
Background:
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.
Geography :: Hong Kong
Location:
Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China
Geographic coordinates:
22 15 N, 114 10 E
Map references:
Area:
total: 1,104 sq km
country comparison to the world: 190
land: 1,054 sq km

water: 50 sq km
Area - comparative:
six times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
total: 30 km

regional border: China 30 km
Coastline:
733 km
Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 3 nm
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
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: South China Sea 0 m

highest point: Tai Mo Shan 958 m
Natural resources:
outstanding deepwater harbor, feldspar
Land use:
arable land: 5.05%

permanent crops: 1.01%

other: 93.94% (2001)
Irrigated land:
20 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards:
occasional typhoons
Environment - current issues:
air and water pollution from rapid urbanization
Environment - international agreements:
party to: Marine Dumping (associate member), Ship Pollution (associate member)
Geography - note:
more than 200 islands
People :: Hong Kong
Population:
7,055,071 (July 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 101
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: 224
Death rate:
6.76 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 143
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: 6
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: 223
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


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