Hong Kong Fact Sheet

Database: Date of Independence for Modern Countries

Record Name Year Country Previous Ruler Country Date
Hong Kong Country Formation Date Hong Kong China Territory

Database: World's Busiest Airports

Record Name Year City Country Region State Province Source Airport Passenger Traffic Rank
HONG KONG, CHINA (HKG) Airport Traffic 2006 Hong Kong China Asia Airport Council International HONG KONG, CHINA (HKG) 43 857 908 14

Database: Death Rates by Country

Record Name Country Death Rate (per 1000 persons) Source
Death Rate for Hong Kong (People's Republic of China) Hong Kong (People's Republic of China) 5.9 Wikipedia

Database: Average Real Estate Rental Cost for Selected Cities

Record Name City Country Region Total Cost (US$ per sq. m) Rent (Total Cost (US$ per sq. m)) Other Expenses (US$ per sq. m) Source
Average Real Estate Rental Cost for Hong Kong Hong Kong China Asia 652 486 166 Cushman & Wakefield

Database: World Widfe life Expectancy by Country

Record Name Country Source Life Expectancy Rank
Hong Kong Life Expectancy Hong Kong World Fact Book 81.68 6

Database: World Oil Production by Country

Record Name Country Year Source Barrels per Day
Hong Kong Oil Production Hong Kong 2006 2006 CIA World Factbook 0

Database: World's Tallest Buildings

Record Name City Country Height in Meters Height in Feet
2 International Finance Centre Hong Kong P.R.China 407 1335
Central Plaza Hong Kong P.R. China 374 1227
Bank of China Hong Kong P.R. China 369 1211
The Centre Hong Kong P.R. China 350 1149
Central Station Hong Kong Hong Kong 346 1136
Shangri Hong Kong P.R. China 228 748
Cosco Tower Hong Kong P.R. China 228 748
Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Hong Kong PR China 179 587

Database: Number of Airports in World Countries

Record Name Country Year Airports Source
Number of Airports in Hong Kong Hong Kong 2007 2 CIA World Fact Book

Database: Local Names of World Countries

Record Name Country Local Name
Local Name for Hong Kong Hong Kong Xianggang

Database: Assorted Matchbox Cars

Record Name Category Sub-Category Origin Type Ownership Scale Year Color Brand Description 9 Model Cost Value Date Received Year Mileage VIN License Plate
Romping Rabbit (Ruff Rabbit) Miniature 1-75 : Miniature Hong Kong Coupe Volkswagon 1/64 1982 Y-BK-B Matchbox
De Tomaso Pantera (#17) Miniature 1-75 : Miniature Hong Kong Car 1/64 1975 B-W-BK Matchbox
De Tomaso Pantera (#31) Miniature 1-75 : Miniature Hong Kong Car 1/64 1975 R-Y-BK Matchbox

Database: Unemployment rate for world countries

Record Name Country Rate (Percent) Note Source
Unemployment rate for Hong Kong (China) Hong Kong (China) 3.90 Oct 2007 est. [2] Wikipedia

Database: World Literacy Rates

Record Name Country Source Total Men Women Year
Hong Kong, China Literacy Rate Hong Kong, China UNESCO 93.4 percent 96.5 percent 90 percent 2000

Database: List of countries by train railway track length

Record Name Country Year Reported Transportation Type Railway Length (km) Source
Hong Kong Special Administrative Regionof the People's Republic of China Railway Length Hong Kong Special Administrative Regionof the People's Republic of China 2006[citation needed] Train 200 Wikipedia

Database: List of longest suspension bridge spans

Record Name Year Constructed Country Bridge Location Length (Meters) Length (Feet) Note Source
Tsing Ma Bridge 1997 China Tsing Ma Bridge Tsing Yi-Ma Wan, Hong Kong, China 1,377 4,518 (the largest carrying road and rail traffic) Wikipedia

Database: Internet Country Codes

Record Name Country Internet Code
HK Hong Kong Hong Kong HK

Database: Prison Population by Country

Record Name Year Source
Prison population for Hong Kong, China (SAR) 2007 Human Development Reports (UNDP)

Database: Sucide Rates By Country

Record Name Country Source Year Male (per 100,000) Female (per 100,000)
CHINA (Hong Kong SAR) suicide rate CHINA (Hong Kong SAR) World Health Organization 04 25.2 12.4

Database: Country Population (2002)

Record Name Country Capital City Year Land Area Population Source
China, Hong Kong SAR China, Hong Kong SAR Victoria 2002 1,092 7,303,334 The World Factbook 2002, CIA

Database: Coin Mints of the World

Record Name Country City Address
A.K. Jain North Korea Kowloon T.S.T., P.O. Box 96451, Tsimshatsui Post Office, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Database: Coastline of world countries

Record Name Country Coastline (KM)
Hong Kong Ocean Coastline Length Hong Kong 733

Database: Inflation rates by country (2003)

Record Name Country Source Rate (2003) Rate (2002) Rate (2001) Rate (2000)
CHINA,P.R.:HONG KONG Inflation Rate CHINA,P.R.:HONG KONG International Monetary Fund 0 -2.5 -1.6 -3.7

Database: High School Education Equivalents by Country

Record Name Country High School Equivalent Education
High School Equivalent for Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong A Levels

Database: World Currency List

Record Name Country Symbol Subdivision Name
Hong Kong Hong Kong HK$ 100 cents dollar

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