| Tours | Unesco WHS | Guidebooks |
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0 groups tours with set departures
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0 World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
| Time zone: | GMT +8 (Chinese standard time) | Daylight savings: None |
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| Main languages: | Cantonese, English | Other languages: Mandarin Chinese |
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| Currency: |
Hong Kong dollars (HKD) €1 = HK$8.65, $1 = HK$7.00, £1 = HK$10.31 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .hk | International Dialling Code: 852 |
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For help planning your trip to Hong Kong including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Hong Kong trip planning page.
Further information on Hong Kong
Discover more about Hong Kong - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 1,104 sq km (50 sq km under water)
Coastline: 733 km (South China Sea)
Neighbours (border lengths): China (30km)
Highest mountain: Tai Mo Shan (958m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Hong Kong from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
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 | Freedom in the World | Partly Free | - |
 | Democracy Index | Flawed democracy | 66/167 |
 | Economic Freedom | Free | 1/179 |
 | Press Freedom | Noticeable problems | 69/179 |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | No Data | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | Low corruption | 17/174 |
| Overall Ranking: | - | ||
Other Data & Links
Status: Territory of China
Population: 7,112,688 Density: 6442.6 people/sq km
Ethnic groups: Chinese 95%, Filipino 1.6%, Indonesian 1.3%, other 2.1% (2006 census)
Religions: eclectic mixture of local religions 90%, Christian 10%
GDP (PPP): $381.3 billion GDP per capita: $52,700
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.