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People of Hong Kong

Population:6,980,412 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure:0-14 years: 13% (male 476,089/female 434,326)
15-64 years: 74% (male 2,515,518/female 2,652,660)
65 years and over: 12.9% (male 419,479/female 482,340) (2007 est.)
Median age:total: 41.2 years
male: 40.9 years
female: 41.4 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate:0.561% (2007 est.)
Birth rate:7.34 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate:6.45 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate:4.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio:at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.096 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.948 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female
total population: 0.956 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate:total: 2.94 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 3.12 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 2.74 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:total population: 81.68 years
male: 78.99 years
female: 84.6 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate:0.98 children born/woman (2007 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 94.9%, Filipino 2.1%, other 3% (2001 census)
Religions:eclectic mixture of local religions 90%, Christian 10%
Languages:Chinese (Cantonese) 89.2% (official), other Chinese dialects 6.4%, English 3.2% (official), other 1.2% (2001 census)
Literacy:definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 93.5%
male: 96.9%
female: 89.6% (2002)

Hong Kong Quickstats

  • Population: 6,980,412 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 1,092 sq km
  • Density: 6,352 /km² (3rd)
  • GDP (total): $263.1 billion (38th)
  • GDP (per capita): $38,127 (6th)
  • Literacy: 93.5%

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  • Currency: Hong Kong dollar (HKD)
  • Dial code: +852(01 from Macau)

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Hong Kong Internet

  • Usage: 4,878,713
  • Penetration: 70.7 %
  • Top Domain: .hk

WT eBusiness info:

  • Success Ranking: 100
  • Market testing: Untested
  • Overall risk: High
  • Overall reward: Low

e-maturity:

  • Tourism: 10%
  • eCommerce: 10%
  • Gaming: 10%
  • eLearning: 10%

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