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Transportation of Hong Kong

Airports:3 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways:total: 3
over 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2006)
Heliports:3 (2006)
Roadways:total: 1,955 km
paved: 1,955 km (2005)
Merchant marine:total: 924 ships (1000 GRT or over) 30,838,025 GRT/51,957,682 DWT
by type: barge carrier 2, bulk carrier 495, cargo 121, chemical tanker 44, container 133, liquefied gas 22, passenger 6, passenger/cargo 7, petroleum tanker 76, roll on/roll off 3, specialized tanker 7, vehicle carrier 8
foreign-owned: 562 (Australia 1, Belgium 3, Canada 28, China 274, Denmark 6, Germany 6, Greece 27, Indonesia 4, Japan 67, South Korea 6, Norway 26, Philippines 16, Portugal 1, Singapore 24, Syria 1, Taiwan 6, UAE 2, UK 43, US 21)
registered in other countries: 417 (Bahamas 8, Belize 8, Bermuda 10, Cambodia 15, China 7, Cyprus 1, France 1, French Southern and Antarctic Lands 2, Greece 1, Honduras 2, India 1, Liberia 37, Malaysia 14, Malta 2, Marshall Islands 7, Norway 55, Panama 169, Philippines 3, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6, Singapore 50, Taiwan 3, Tuvalu 8, unknown 7) (2006)
Ports and terminals:Hong Kong

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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