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Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China[note 1]
中華人民共和國香港特別行政區
A flag with a white 5-petalled flower design on solid red backgroundA red circular emblem, with a white 5-petalled flower design in the centre, and surrounded by the words "Hong Kong" and "中華人民共和國香港特別行政區"
FlagEmblem
Anthem: March of the Volunteers
《義勇軍進行曲》
A panorama overlooking the skyscrapers of Hong Kong at night, with Victoria Harbour in the background
View at night from Victoria Peak
Hong Kong is situated on a peninsula and series of islands on the south coast of China, to the east of the Pearl River Delta and bordered to the north by Guangdong province
Official language(s)Chinese, English[note 2]
Spoken languagesCantonese, English
DemonymHongkonger, Hongkongese
GovernmentPresidentialautonomous region with limited suffrage
 - Chief ExecutiveDonald Tsang
 - Chief JusticeGeoffrey Ma
 - President of the
Legislative Council		Jasper Tsang
LegislatureLegislative Council
Establishment
 - Treaty of Nanking29 August 1842 
 - Japanese occupation25 December 1941 –
15 August 1945 
 - Handover to China1 July 1997 
Area
 - Total1,104 km2 (179th)
426 sq mi 
 - Water (%)4.58 (50 km²; 19 mi²)[3]
Population
 - 2010 estimate7,055,071[3] (100th)
 - 2010 census7,061,200[4] 
 - Density6480[5]/km2 (4th)
16,576/sq mi
GDP (PPP)2010 estimate
 - Total$322.486 billion[6] (38th)
 - Per capita$45,277[6] (7th)
GDP (nominal)2010 estimate
 - TotalUS$226.485 billion[6] (37th)
 - Per capitaUS$31,799[6] (24th)
Gini (2007)43.4[7] 
HDI (2010)increase 0.862[8] ( very high) (21st)
CurrencyHong Kong dollar (HKD)
Time zoneHKT(UTC+8)
Date formatsyyyy年m月d日 (Chinese)
dd-mm-yyyy (English)
Drives on theleft
ISO 3166 codeHK
Internet TLD.hk
Calling code+852

Source: CIA World Factbook
Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of July 12, 2011

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