| Population :
| 6,855,125 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Age structure 0-14 % :
| 14,20%.
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| Age structure 0-14.m :
| 510 702.
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| Age structure 0-14.f :
| 465 145.
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| Age structure 15-64 % :
| 73,30%.
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| Age structure 15-64.m :
| 2 461 914.
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| Age structure 15-64.f :
| 2 560 382.
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| Age structure 65 % :
| 12,50%.
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| Age structure 65.m :
| 394 697.
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| Age structure 65.f :
| 462 285.
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| Age structure est :
| 2004 est..
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| Median age total :
| 39.4 years .
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| Median age male :
| 39.3 years .
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| Median age female :
| 39.6 years (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate :
| 0.65% (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate note :
| .
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| Birth rate :
| 7.23 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Death rate :
| 5.98 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Net migration rate :
| 5.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Sex ratio at birth :
| 1.09 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio under 15 :
| 1.1 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 15-64 :
| 0.96 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 65 :
| 0.85 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio total :
| 0.97 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Infant mortality rate male :
| 3.16 deaths/1,000 live births .
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| Infant mortality rate female :
| 2.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) .
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| Life expectancy at birth total :
| 81.39 years .
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| Life expectancy at birth male :
| 78.72 years .
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| Life Expectancy at birth female :
| 84.3 years (2004 est.) .
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| Total fertility rate :
| 0.91 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| hiv aids :
| 0.1% (2003 est.) .
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| hiv aids people :
| 2,600 (2003 est.) .
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| hiv aids deaths :
| less than 200 (2003 est.) .
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| Nationality noun :
| Chinese/Hong Konger .
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| Nationality adjective :
| Chinese/Hong Kong .
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| Ethnic groups :
| Chinese 95%, other 5% .
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| Religions :
| eclectic mixture of local religions 90%, Christian 10% .
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| Languages :
| Chinese (Cantonese), English; both are official .
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| Literacy definition :
| age 15 and over has ever attended school .
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| Literacy total :
| 93,50%.
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| Literacy male :
| 96,90%.
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| Literacy female :
| 89.6% (2002) .
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| Government type :
| limited democracy .
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| Independence :
| none (special administrative region of China) .
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| National holiday :
| National Day (Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China), 1 October (1949); note - 1 July 1997 is celebrated as Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day .
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| Suffrage :
| direct election 18 years of age; universal for permanent residents living in the territory of Hong Kong for the past seven years; indirect election limited to about 100,000 members of functional constituencies and an 800-member election committee drawn from broad regional groupings, municipal organizations, and central government bodies .
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| Economy overview :
| Hong Kong has a free market economy highly dependent on international trade. Natural resources are limited, and food and raw materials must be imported. Imports and exports, including reexports, each exceed GDP in dollar value. Even before Hong Kong rever.
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| Population below poverty line :
| NA .
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| Labor force by occupation :
| manufacturing 8.2%, construction 2.9%, wholesale and retail trade, restaurants, and hotels 43.5%, financing, insurance, and real estate 19.5%, transport and communications 7.8%, community and social services 17.8% (Note: above data exclude public sector) (2002 est.) .
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| Agriculture products :
| fresh vegetables, poultry, fish, pork .
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| Industries :
| textiles, clothing, tourism, banking, shipping, electronics, plastics, toys, watches, clocks .
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| Exports commodities :
| electrical machinery and appliances, textiles, apparel, footwear, watches and clocks, toys, plastics, precious stones .
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| Exports partners :
| China 42.6%, US 18.7%, Japan 5.4% (2003 est.) .
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| Imports commodities :
| National Day (Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China), 1 October (1949); note - 1 July 1997 is celebrated as Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day .
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| Imports partners :
| National Day (Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China), 1 October (1949); note - 1 July 1997 is celebrated as Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day .
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| Internet users :
| 3,212,800 (2003) .
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| Hymne :
| .
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