Hong Kong Facts & Information

Location	Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China
Climate	Tropical monsoon, cool and humid in winter, hot and rainy from spring through summer, warm and sunny in fall
Terrain	Hilly to mountainous with steep slopes, lowlands in north
Population	6,898,686
Nationality	Chinese/Hong Kong
Ethnic groups	Chinese 95%, other 5%
Religions	Mixture of local religions 90%, Christian 10
Languages	Chinese (Cantonese), English; both are official
Government Type	Limited Democracy
Currency	Hong Kong dollar (HKD)
Description of Flag	Red with a stylized, white, five-petal bauhinia flower in the center
Hong Kong Flag

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