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Source: The World Factbook
| Area: | 1,092 sq km |
| Geographic coordinates: | 22 15 N, 114 10 E |
| Climate: | tropical monsoon; cool and humid in winter, hot and rainy from spring through summer, warm and sunny in fall |
| Government: | limited democracy(special administrative region of China) |
| Currency: | Hong Kong dollar (HKD) |
| Literacy(%): | 93.5 |
| Languages: | Chinese (Cantonese), English; both are official |
| Ethnicity/race: | Chinese, other |
| Religions: | eclectic mixture of local religions, Christian |
| Population | 6855125[04] |
| Population growth rate(%) | 0.65[04] |
| Net migration rate per 1000 | 5.24[04] |
| Currency (per US$) | 7.7868[03] |
| GDP: purchasing power parity(PPP) (US$ billion) | 213[04] |
| GDP growth (annual%) | 3.3[04] |
| GDP - PPP per capita (US$) | 28800[04] |
| Sources: World Factbook, CIA | |
| Industries: | textiles, clothing, tourism, banking, shipping, electronics, plastics, toys, watches, clocks |
| Natural resources: | outstanding deepwater harbor, feldspar |
Trade & Investment Statistics | |
| Foreign direct investment (US$ billion) | 13[03] |
| Source: OECD International Direct Investment Database. | |
| Imports (US$ billion) | 230.3[03] |
| Exports(US$ billion) | 225.9[03] |
| Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Imports: | electrical machinery and appliances, textiles, foodstuffs, transport equipment, raw materials, semimanufactures, petroleum, plastics; a large share is reexported |
| Import partners: | China, Japan, Taiwan, US, Singapore, South Korea |
| Exports: | electrical machinery and appliances, textiles, apparel, footwear, watches and clocks, toys, plastics, precious stones |
| Export partners: | China, US, Japan |
R&D Output | |
| High technology exports % of manufactured exports | 17[02] |
R&D expenditure | |
| GERD as a % of GDP | 0.6[02] |
| GERD (HK$ million) | 7543.6[02] |
| Labor force (10000) | 3.48[04] |
| R&D personnel (FTE) | 12890[02] |
| Annual telecommunication investment (million US$) | 900[00] |
| Number of PCs in Millions in 2002 (penetration% given in brackets) | 2.9(42.2) |
| Fixed phones (millions (penetration%)) | 3.82[03] |
| Mobile phone(millions (penetration%)) | 7.24(105.7)[03] |
| Internet users(millions (penetration%)) | 3.2(46.9)[03] |
| Internet hosts | 591993[03] |