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COUNTRY FACTS

Population:
7,303,334 (2002)

Location:
Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China 

Area:
1,092 sq km

Language:
Chinese (Cantonese) and English

Literacy:
92.2% (by definition, total population age 15 and over)

Compulsory Education:
Nine years (Grade 1 through 9) 

Currency:
Hong Kong dollar (HKD)

This country profile was developed by WES with funding from the Government of Ontario.

Revised: 05/06/2004
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