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ISLAND DIRECTORY
Hong Kong (China S.A.R) [146]
(Crown Colony of United Kingdom)
LAND AREA: 0 sq. km
NUMBER OF ISLANDS BY SIZE (sq. km):
| >17,000 |
>10,000 |
>1,000 |
>100 |
>10 |
>1 |
<1 |
Unknown |
TOTAL |
| 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
DEMOGRAPHY
POPULATION: 6311000 (1996)
DENSITY: 0 persons/sq. km GROWTH RATE: 0%/year
POP AGR/FISH/MINING: 1%
URBAN POP: 95% (1994), versus 85% (1960), Annual Growth: 0.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY: 79.0 years, ADULT LITERACY: 92.3%
INFANT MORTALITY: 5 per/1000 (1994), versus 43 (1960)
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX: 0.914
ECONOMY
GNP: US$126.3 billion, Annual Growth Rate GNP/Capita: 5.4%
GDP/Capita: $11611 GDP/Capita PPP: $22310
GDP/Capita: 1960 $1631, 1970 $3128, 1980 $5939, 1990 $9896
OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE: $14 million
ENVIRONMENT (see also individual islands)
ARABLE LAND: 5.8% of land area
SPECIES OF CONSERVATION INTEREST:
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION: 5693 kw-hr/capita, versus 1287 kw-hr/cap (1970)
INSTITUTIONS
GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENT/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY:
ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION:
ENVIRONMENT/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS:
REFERENCES:
Last updated 08/02/98
Islands of Hong Kong (China S.A.R)
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