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Hong Kong
香港
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| Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
Other official names
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Location of Hong Kong within China
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| Sovereign state | China | ||||||
| British possession | 26 January 1841 | ||||||
| Treaty of Nanking | 29 August 1842 | ||||||
| Convention of Peking | 24 October 1860 | ||||||
| New Territories lease | 9 June 1898 | ||||||
| Imperial Japanese occupation | 25 December 1941 to 30 August 1945 | ||||||
| Re-designated as a British Dependent Territory | 1 January 1981 | ||||||
| Sino-British Joint Declaration | 19 December 1984 | ||||||
| Handover to China | 1 July 1997 | ||||||
| Administrative centre | Tamar | ||||||
| Largest district by population |
Sha Tin | ||||||
| Official languages | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese[b] English alphabet |
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| Ethnic groups
(2021)
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91.6% Chinese 2.7% Filipino 1.9% Indonesian 0.8% White 0.6% Indian 0.4% Nepalese 2% other[6] |
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| Demonym(s) |
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| Government | Puppet executive-led government within a unitary one-party totalitarian dictatorship[7] | ||||||
| John Lee | |||||||
| Eric Chan | |||||||
| Andrew Leung | |||||||
| Andrew Cheung | |||||||
| Legislature | Legislative Council | ||||||
| National representation | |||||||
| 36 deputies | |||||||
| 203 delegates[8] | |||||||
| Area | |||||||
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• Total
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2,754.97[9] km2 (1,063.70 sq mi) (168th) | ||||||
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• Water (%)
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59.70% (1,640.62 km2; 633.45 sq mi)[9] |
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• Land
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1,114.35 km2 (430.25 sq mi)[9] |
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| Highest elevation
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Tai Mo Shan)
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957 m (3,140 ft) | ||||||
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) | ||||||
| Population | |||||||
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• 2023 estimate
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 7,498,100[10] |
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• 2021 census
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7,413,070[11] |
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• Density
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6,801[12]/km2 (17,614.5/sq mi) (4th) | ||||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2025 estimate | ||||||
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• Total
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 $589.81 billion[13] (50th) |
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• Per capita
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$77,942[13] (17th) |
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| GDP (nominal) | 2025 estimate | ||||||
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• Total
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$424 billion[13] (39th) |
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• Per capita
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$56,031[13] (18th) |
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| Gini (2021) |  39.7[c][14]medium |
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| HDI (2023) |  0.955[15]very high · 8th |
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| Currency | Hong Kong dollar (HK$) (HKD) | ||||||
| Time zone | UTC+08:00 (HKT) | ||||||
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy yyyy年mm月dd日 |
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| Mains electricity | 220 V–50 Hz | ||||||
| Driving side | Left[d] | ||||||
| Calling code | +852 | ||||||
| ISO 3166 code | |||||||
| Internet TLD | |||||||
| Number plate prefixes | None for local vehicles, 粤Z for cross-boundary vehicles | ||||||
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Hong Kong
香港
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
Other official names
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Location of Hong Kong within China
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| Sovereign state | China | ||||||
| British possession | 26 January 1841 | ||||||
| Treaty of Nanking | 29 August 1842 | ||||||
| Convention of Peking | 24 October 1860 | ||||||
| New Territories lease | 9 June 1898 | ||||||
| Imperial Japanese occupation | 25 December 1941 to 30 August 1945 | ||||||
| Re-designated as a British Dependent Territory | 1 January 1981 | ||||||
| Sino-British Joint Declaration | 19 December 1984 | ||||||
| Handover to China | 1 July 1997 | ||||||
| Administrative centre | Tamar | ||||||
| Largest district by population |
Sha Tin | ||||||
| Official languages | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese[b] English alphabet |
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| Ethnic groups
(2021)
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91.6% Chinese 2.7% Filipino 1.9% Indonesian 0.8% White 0.6% Indian 0.4% Nepalese 2% other[6] |
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| Demonym(s) |
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| Government | Puppet executive-led government within a unitary one-party totalitarian dictatorship[7] | ||||||
| John Lee | |||||||
| Eric Chan | |||||||
| Andrew Leung | |||||||
| Andrew Cheung | |||||||
| Legislature | Legislative Council | ||||||
| National representation | |||||||
| 36 deputies | |||||||
| 203 delegates[8] | |||||||
| Area | |||||||
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• Total
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2,754.97[9] km2 (1,063.70 sq mi) (168th) | ||||||
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• Water (%)
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59.70% (1,640.62 km2; 633.45 sq mi)[9] |
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• Land
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1,114.35 km2 (430.25 sq mi)[9] |
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| Highest elevation
(
Tai Mo Shan)
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957 m (3,140 ft) | ||||||
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) | ||||||
| Population | |||||||
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• 2023 estimate
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7,498,100[10] |
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• 2021 census
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7,413,070[11] |
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• Density
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6,801[12]/km2 (17,614.5/sq mi) (4th) | ||||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2025 estimate | ||||||
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• Total
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$589.81 billion[13] (50th) |
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• Per capita
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$77,942[13] (17th) |
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| GDP (nominal) | 2025 estimate | ||||||
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• Total
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$424 billion[13] (39th) |
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• Per capita
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$56,031[13] (18th) |
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| Gini (2021) | 39.7[c][14] medium |
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| HDI (2023) | 0.955[15] very high · 8th |
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| Currency | Hong Kong dollar (HK$) (HKD) | ||||||
| Time zone | UTC+08:00 (HKT) | ||||||
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy yyyy年mm月dd日 |
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| Mains electricity | 220 V–50 Hz | ||||||
| Driving side | Left[d] | ||||||
| Calling code | +852 | ||||||
| ISO 3166 code | |||||||
| Internet TLD | |||||||
| Number plate prefixes | None for local vehicles, 粤Z for cross-boundary vehicles | ||||||
