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China, Hong Kong SAR
Region Eastern Asia
Currency Hong Kong Dollar (HKD)
Surface area (square kilometres) 1 104
Population in 2012 (estimated, 000) 7 148
Population density in 2012 (per square kilometre) 6 475.1
Capital city and population in 2011 (000) Hong Kong (7 122)
Economic indicators 2005 2010 2012
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) 181 569 228 697 263 259
GDP: Growth rate at constant 2005 prices (annual %) 7.4 6.8 1.5
GDP per capita (current US$) 26 327.0 32 441.5 36 827.2
GNI: Gross national income per capita (current US$) 26 466.2 33 127.9 37 611.4
Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) 21.4 21.8 26.4
Exchange rates (national currency per US$) a 7.75 7.77 7.75
Balance of payments, current account (million US$) 21 575 16 070 6 067
CPI: Consumer price index (2000=100) 94 104 114
Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100) 99 56 58
Food production index (2004-2006=100) 99 56 58
Unemployment (% of labour force) 5.6 4.3 3.3
Employment in industrial sector (% of employed) 15.1 bc 11.4 de 11.6 de
Employment in agricultural sector (% of employed) c 0.3 b 0.2 df ...
Labour force participation, adult female pop. (%) 51.7 51.8 51.6
Labour force participation, adult male pop. (%) 71.2 68.4 68.0
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 14 773 20 085 23 770
Mobile-cellular subscriptions (per 100 inhabitants) 125.5 195.6 227.9
Individuals using the Internet (%) g 56.9 72.0 72.8
Total trade Major trading partners 2012
(million US$) (% of exports) (% of imports)
Exports 492 907.5 China 57.7 China 45.5
Imports 553 486.5 United States 8.9 Japan 7.7
Balance –60 579.0 Japan 3.8 Singapore 6.3
Social indicators
Population growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 0.7
Urban population growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 1.0
Rural population growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 0.0
Urban population (%) 2013 100.0
Population aged 0-14 years (%) 2013 11.7
Population aged 60+ years (females and males, % of total) 2013 19.9/20.4
Sex ratio (males per 100 females) 2013 87.9
Life expectancy at birth (females and males, years) 2010-2015 86.4/80.3
Infant mortality rate (per 1 000 live births) 2010-2015 1.9
Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) 2010-2015 1.1
Contraceptive prevalence (ages 15-49, %) 2006-2012 79.5
International migrant stock (000 and % of total population) mid-2013 2 804.8/38.9
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR mid-2013 1 427
Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP) 2006-2012 3.5
Education: Primary-secondary gross enrolment ratio (f/m per 100) 2006-2012 103.2/104.4
Education: Female third-level students (% of total) 2006-2012 51.0
Environmental indicators
Threatened species 2013 58
CO 2 emission estimates (000 metric tons and metric tons per capita) 2010 36 259/5.1
Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) 2010 1 697.0
Precipitation in the capital city, total mean (millimetres)
2 398 h
Temperature in the capital city, mean °C (minimum and maximum)
21.4/25.6 h
a Market rate. b The indices are shown in terms of ISIC Rev.2. c Excludes marine and institutional
populations. d Average of quarterly estimates. e Excludes the institutional population. f 2008. g Age group
10 years and over. h Based on monthly averages for the period 1981-2010.
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