The 2003 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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       imposed on Hong Kong and that Hong Kong will 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:

       Southeast Asia

      Area:

       total: 1,092 sq km

       water: 50 sq km

       land: 1,042 sq km

      Area - comparative:

       six times the size of Washington, DC

      Land boundaries: total: 30 km border countries: China 30 km

      Coastline:

       733 km

      Maritime claims:

       territorial sea: 3 NM

      Climate:

       tropical 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%

       other: 93.94% (1998 est.)

       permanent crops: 1.01%

      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:

       7,394,170 (July 2003 est.)

      Age structure:

       0–14 years: 17.3% (male 680,973; female 599,309)

       15–64 years: 71.7% (male 2,619,929; female 2,679,430)

       65 years and over: 11% (male 375,058; female 439,471) (2003 est.)

      Median age:

       total: 37.5 years

       male: 37.1 years

       female: 37.7 years (2002)

      Population growth rate:

       1.22% (2003 est.)

      Birth rate:

       10.71 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

      Death rate:

       6.19 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)

      Net migration rate:

       7.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)

      Sex ratio:

       at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female

       under 15 years: 1.14 male(s)/female

       15–64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female

       65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female

       total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2003 est.)

      Infant mortality rate:

       total: 5.63 deaths/1,000 live births

       female: 5.84 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)

       male: 5.44 deaths/1,000 live births

      Life expectancy at birth:

       total population: 79.93 years

       male: 77.23 years

       female: 82.83 years (2003 est.)

      Total fertility rate:

       1.32 children born/woman (2003 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

       0.1% (2001 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

       2,600 (2001 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - deaths:

       less than 100 (2001 est.)

      Nationality:

       noun: Chinese

       adjective: Chinese

      Ethnic groups:

       Chinese 95%, other 5%

      Religions:

       eclectic mixture of local religions 90%, Christian 10%

      Languages:

       Chinese (Cantonese), English; both are official

      Literacy:

       definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school

       total population: 94%

       male: 97.1%

       female: 90.5% (2003 est.)

      Government Hong Kong

      Country name:

       conventional long form: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

       conventional short form: Hong Kong

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