HK
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
Hong Kong sits in Eastern Asia and uses HKD - Hong Kong dollar ($). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
City of Victoria
Population
7.5M
Area
1.1K km2
Population
7.5M
7,498,100 people
Area
1.1K km2
1,104 square kilometers
Density
6,792/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
City of Victoria
22.267, 114.188
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Hong Kong, officially listed here as Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Hong Kong, HK, HKG, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Hong Kong is grouped under Asia, more specifically Eastern Asia, with Asia shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 7,498,100 people and a land area of 1,104 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 6,792 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 22.267, 114.188, while the capital coordinate reference is 22.267, 114.188. Hong Kong shares listed land borders with CHN, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as City of Victoria (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Hong Kong, Kowloon, Sha Tin, Sham Shui Po and Kowloon City. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Hong Kong, capital of Hong Kong, and major urban areas in Hong Kong. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Devolved executive-led government within a unitary communist state. The classification fields mark sovereignty as no, United Nations membership as no, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include no major listed organizations in this sample. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Hong Kong uses calling code +852, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC+08:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Apr 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Apr 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists HKD - Hong Kong dollar ($), while language records include English and Chinese. Vehicle data records the driving side as left and vehicle sign codes as HK. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The country dataset does not include a recent Gini entry for this profile.
How to use this profile
This Hong Kong profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
HK / HKG
Top-level domains
.hk, .香港
Continents
Asia
Border countries
CHN
Driving side
left
Vehicle signs
HK
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Hong Kong is represented by the HK country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Hong Kong
7,450,000
primary
#2
Kowloon
2,108,419
City
#3
Sha Tin
640,000
City
#4
Sham Shui Po
433,500
City
#5
Kowloon City
418,732
City
Governance
Government type
Devolved executive-led government within a unitary communist state
Sovereign
No
UN member
No
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Apr 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+852
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC+08:00
Languages
English, Chinese
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
N/A
No country entry