Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
The Hong Kong SAR lies in southern China on the eastern side of the Pearl River estuary. It returned to Chinese sovereignty on 1 July 1997 and operates under the principles of 'One Country, Two Systems', 'Hong Kong people administering Hong Kong' and a high degree of autonomy. Hong Kong is an international financial, trade and shipping centre.
- Administrative seat
- Hong Kong Island (Government Headquarters)
- Population
- 7,534,200
- Area
- 1,114.6 km²
- Currency
- Hong Kong dollar (HKD)
- Official language
- Chinese (traditional) · English