Fiktiv Hong Kong

Anthem: "God Save the Queen"
Sovereign state: United Kingdom
• British occupation
26 January 1841
• Treaty of Nanking
29 August 1842
• Convention of Peking
18 October 1860
• Extension of Hong Kong Territory Convention
9 June 1898
• Imperial Japanese military occupation
25 December 1941 to 30 August 1945
• Current constitution
1 July 1997
Official languages: Chinese, English
Regional language: Cantonese
Capital: Hong Kong
Ethnic groups (2016):
92.0% Han Chinese
2.5% Filipino
2.1% Indonesian
0.8% White
0.5% Indian
0.3% Nepalese
1.6% other
Demonym(s): Hongkonger, Hong Kongese
Government: Devolved parliamentary dependency under a constitutional monarchy
• Monarch
Elizabeth II
• Governor
Stella Manzie
• Chief Secretary
Lo Kin-hei
Legislature: Legislative Council (70; Democratic Party 22, Civic Party 16, Liberal Party 13, Neo Democrats 7, Power for Democracy 6, Labour Party 3, Community Alliance 2, Civic Passion 1)
Area
• Total
2,755 km2 (1,064 sq mi) (168th)
• Water (%)
59.8 (1648 km2; 636 sq mi)
Highest elevation (Tai Mo Shan) 957 m (3,140 ft)
Lowest elevation (South China Sea)	0 m (0 ft)
Population
• 2019 estimate
8,769,996 (103rd)
• Density
6,777/km2 (17,552.3/sq mi) (4th)
GDP (PPP)	2020 estimate
• Total
Increase $439.459 billion (45th)
• Per capita
Increase $58,165 (10th)
GDP (nominal)	2020 estimate
• Total
Increase $341.319 billion (35th)
• Per capita
Increase $45,176 (16th)
Gini (2016)	Negative increase 53.9
high
HDI (2019)	Increase 0.949
very high · 4th
Currency: Hong Kong dollar (HK$) (HKD)
Time zone: UTC+08:00 (HKT)
Date format: dd-mm-yyyy
Mains electricity: 220 V–50 Hz
Driving side: left
Calling code: +852
ISO 3166 code: HK
Internet TLD: .hk

Hong Kong is a British Overseas Territory located on the eastern Pearl River Delta of the South China Sea. With over 8.7 million residents of various nationalities in a 1,104-square-kilometre (426 sq mi) territory, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places in the world and is the most populous of the British overseas territories.

Hong Kong became a colony of the British Empire after the Qing Empire ceded Hong Kong Island at the end of the First Opium War in 1842. The colony expanded to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 after the Second Opium War and was further extended when Britain obtained a 99-year lease of the New Territories in 1898. In 1997, a new constitution came into force giving the island the status of the British Overseas Territory. Hong Kong maintains separate governing and economic systems from that of the United Kingdom which maintains responsibility for their defence and foreign affairs.

Originally a sparsely populated area of farming and fishing villages, the territory has become one of the world's most significant financial centres and commercial ports. It is the world's tenth-largest exporter and ninth-largest importer. Hong Kong has a major capitalist service economy characterised by low taxation and free trade, and its currency, the Hong Kong dollar, is the eighth most traded currency in the world. Hong Kong is home to the second-highest number of billionaires of any city in the world, the highest number of billionaires of any city in Asia, and the largest concentration of ultra high-net-worth individuals of any city in the world. Although the city has one of the highest per capita incomes in the world, severe income inequality exists among the population.

Hong Kong is a highly developed territory and ranks fourth on the UN Human Development Index. The city has the largest number of skyscrapers of any city in the world, and its residents have some of the highest life expectancies in the world. The dense space led to a developed transportation network with public transport rates exceeding 90 percent.