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| Location: |
Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China |
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| Map references: |
Southeast Asia |
| Area: |
total: 1,092 sq km
land: 1,042 sq km
water: 50 sq km |
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Area - comparative: |
six times the size of Washington, DC |
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| Coastline: |
733 km |
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| Climate: |
tropical monsoon; cool and humid in winter, hot and rainy from spring through summer, warm
and sunny in fall |
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| 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%
permanent crops: 1.01%
other: 93.94% (2001) |
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| 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
| Population: |
6,898,686 (July 2005 est.) |
| Age structure: |
0-14 years: 13.8%
15-64 years: 73.5%
65 years and over: 12.7% |
| Median age: |
total: 39.4 years
male: 39.3 years
female: 39.6 years (2005
est.) |
| Population growth rate: |
0.65% (2005 est.) |
| Birth rate: |
7.23 births/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
| Death rate: |
5.98 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 81.39 years
male: 78.72 years
female: 84.3
years (2005 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: |
0.91 children born/woman (2005 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)
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