The 2004 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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СКАЧАТЬ China has promised that, under its "one country, two

       systems" formula, China's socialist economic system will not be

       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 regional border: 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% (2001) 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)

      Geography - note:

       more than 200 islands

      People Hong Kong

      Population:

       6,855,125 (July 2004 est.)

      Age structure:

       0–14 years: 14.2% (male 510,702; female 465,145)

       15–64 years: 73.3% (male 2,461,914; female 2,560,382)

       65 years and over: 12.5% (male 394,697; female 462,285) (2004 est.)

      Median age:

       total: 39.4 years

       male: 39.3 years

       female: 39.6 years (2004 est.)

      Population growth rate:

       0.65% (2004 est.)

      Birth rate:

       7.23 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

      Death rate:

       5.98 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

      Net migration rate:

       5.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

      Sex ratio:

       at birth: 1.09 male(s)/female

       under 15 years: 1.1 male(s)/female

       15–64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female

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

       total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

      Infant mortality rate:

       total: 2.97 deaths/1,000 live births

       female: 2.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)

       male: 3.16 deaths/1,000 live births

      Life expectancy at birth:

       total population: 81.39 years

       male: 78.72 years

       female: 84.3 years (2004 est.)

      Total fertility rate:

       0.91 children born/woman (2004 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

       0.1% (2003 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

       2,600 (2003 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - deaths:

       less than 200 (2003 est.)

      Nationality:

       noun: Chinese/Hong Konger

       adjective: Chinese/Hong Kong

      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: 93.5%

       male: 96.9%

       female: 89.6% (2002)

      Government Hong Kong

      Country name:

       conventional long form: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

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