Quick Facts of Hongkong

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Capital
Hong Kong (香港 Heūnggóng in Cantonese, Xiānggǎng in Mandarin)

Government
Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China (中华人民共和国)

Currency
Hong Kong dollar (HKD)

Area
total: 1,092 km2

water: 50 km2

land: 1,042 km2

Population
6,940,432 (July 2006 est.)

Language
Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Mandarin), English

Religion
Eclectic mixture of local religions 90%, Christian 10%

Electricity
220V/50Hz (UK plug)

Calling Code
+852

Internet TLD
.hk

Time Zone
UTC+8