Hong Kong – The Facts
- Territory: Hong Kong
- Status: Semi-autonomous, special administrative region of China
- Population: 6.9 million (via UN, 2006)
- Area: 1,098 sq km (424 sq miles)
- Major languages: Chinese (mainly Cantonese), English (both official)
- Major religions: Buddhism, Taoism
- Life expectancy: 79 (men), 85 (women)
- Monetary unit: Hong Kong dollar
- Main exports: Electrical and electronic goods, clothing
- GNI per capita: $27,670 (World Bank, 2006)
- Internet domain: .hk
- International dialling code: +852
- Chief executive: Donald Tsang
- The press
- South China Morning Post - English-language daily
- The Standard - business-oriented English-language daily
- Tung Fang Jih Pao - Oriental Daily News
- Ping Kuo Jih Pao - Apple Daily
- Ming Pao - daily
- Ta Kung Pao and Wen Wei Po - managed from Beijing, follow Communist Party line
- Wall Street Journal - Chinese edition
- Television
- Radio-TV Hong Kong (RTHK) - government-funded
- Asia TV (ATV) - private, terrestrial
- Television Broadcasts (TVB) - private, terrestrial
- Radio
- Radio-TV Hong Kong (RTHK) - government-funded, operates seven networks in English, Cantonese, Mandarin
- Commercial Radio - operates CR1, CR2 networks in Cantonese and mediumwave (AM) station AM 864
- Metro Broadcast - operates Metro Showbiz, Metro Finance and English-language Metro Plus
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