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HONG KONG
Facts and Figures 2019
Population
Total: 7.51 million Median age: 44.6
Gender ratio: 838 males per 1,000 females
Life expectancy: Men 82.3 years# Women 88.1 years#
Official languages
Chinese, English
Economy
Gross Domestic Product (at current market prices): US$366 billion
GDP per capita
(at current market price): US$48,755
Exchange rate: US$1 = HK$7.836 (average in 2019)
Land area
Total: 1,106.81 km2
Total urban or built-up area: less than 25%
Country parks and nature reserves: 40%
Roads and vehicles
2,127 km of public roads
794,366 licensed vehicles
Note: Figures are length of public roads maintained
by Highways Department.
Note: #Provisional figures
Weather
Coldest month: January (mean temperature:18.1 oC)
Hottest month: July
(mean temperature 29.5 oC)
Annual total rainfall: 2,396.2mm
Time zone
GMT + 8 hours
Important dates
National Day: October 1
Hong Kong SAR Establishment Day: July 1
Religions
Religions in Hong Kong are characterised by its diversity, including Buddhism, Taoism, Catholicism, Christianity, Islam, Confucianism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Judaism, etc.
Electricity supply
AC 220V
Plug type: British three-pin
Useful telephone numbers
Emergency: 999
Directory enquiries (Chinese): 1083 Directory enquiries (English): 1081
88
Related Organisations:
Invest Hong Kong Hong Kong Tourism Board
Tel: (852) 3107 1000 Tel: (852) 2508 1234 E-mail:enq@InvestHK.gov.hk E-mail:info@hktb.com
www.investhk.gov.hk www.discoverhongkong.com www.hktdc.com
Hong Kong Trade Development Council Tel: (852) 1830 668 E-mail:hktdc@hktdc.org
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