680.9 million cu m (2001 est.)
Current account balance:
$17.42 billion (2003)
Exports:
$225.9 billion f.o.b., including reexports (2003 est.)
Exports - commodities:
electrical machinery and appliances, textiles, apparel, footwear,
watches and clocks, toys, plastics, precious stones
Exports - partners:
China 42.6%, US 18.7%, Japan 5.4% (2003)
Imports:
$230.3 billion (2003 est.)
Imports - commodities:
electrical machinery and appliances, textiles, foodstuffs,
transport equipment, raw materials, semimanufactures, petroleum,
plastics; a large share is reexported
Imports - partners:
China 43.5%, Japan 11.9%, Taiwan 6.9%, US 5.5%, Singapore 5%, South
Korea 4.8% (2003)
Reserves of foreign exchange & gold:
$118.4 billion (2003)
Debt - external:
$59.21 billion (2003 est.)
Currency:
Hong Kong dollar (HKD)
Currency code:
HKD
Exchange rates:
Hong Kong dollars per US dollar - 7.7868 (2003), 7.7989 (2002),
7.7988 (2001), 7.7912 (2000), 7.7575 (1999)
Fiscal year:
1 April - 31 March
Communications Hong Kong
Telephones - main lines in use:
3,801,300 (2003)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
7,241,400 (2003)
Telephone system:
general assessment: modern facilities provide excellent domestic
and international services
domestic: microwave radio relay links and extensive fiber-optic
network
international: country code - 852; satellite earth stations - 3
Intelsat (1 Pacific Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean); coaxial cable to
Guangzhou, China; access to 5 international submarine cables
providing connections to ASEAN member nations, Japan, Taiwan,
Australia, Middle East, and Western Europe
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 5, FM 9, shortwave 0 (2004)
Radios:
4.45 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations:
4 (2004)
Televisions:
1.84 million (1997)
Internet country code:
.hk
Internet hosts:
591,993 (2003)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
17 (2000)
Internet users:
3,212,800 (2003)
Transportation Hong Kong
Highways: total: 1,831 km paved: 1,831 km unpaved: 0 km (1999 est.)
Ports and harbors:
Hong Kong
Merchant marine:
total: 663 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 20,478,042 GRT/34,554,455 DWT
registered in other countries: 569 (2004 est.)
foreign-owned: Australia 2, Belgium 1, British Virgin Islands 1,
China 178, Cyprus 1, Denmark 3, France 2, Germany 14, Greece 4,
India 9, Indonesia 2, Japan 22, South Korea 2, Malaysia 3, Monaco 9,
Norway 16, Panama 4, Philippines 17, Singapore 22, Taiwan 3,
Thailand 1, United Kingdom 22, United States 1
by type: barge carrier 1, bulk 364, cargo 78, chemical tanker 23,
combination bulk 2, combination ore/oil 3, container 97, liquefied
gas 20, multi-functional large load carrier 1, petroleum tanker 60,
refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 4, short-sea/passenger 1,
specialized tanker 2, vehicle carrier 4
Airports:
4 (2003 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 4
over 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2004 est.)
914 to 1523 m: 1
Heliports:
2 (2003 est.)
Military Hong Kong
Military branches:
no regular indigenous military forces; Hong Kong garrison of
China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) including elements of the PLA
Ground Forces, PLA Navy, and PLA Air Force; these forces are under
the direct leadership of the Central Military Commission in Beijing
and under administrative control of the adjacent Guangzhou Military
Region
Military manpower - military age and obligation:
18 years of age (2004 est.)
Military manpower - availability:
males age 15–49: 1,878,574 (2004 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 15–49: 1,404,705 (2004 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
males: 41,821 (2004 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
Hong Kong garrison is funded by China; figures are NA
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
NA (FY02)
Military - note:
defense is the responsibility of China
Transnational Issues Hong Kong
Disputes - international:
none
Illicit drugs:
Makes strenuous law enforcement efforts, but faces difficult
challenges in controlling transit of heroin and methamphetamine to
regional and world markets; modern banking system provides a conduit
for money laundering; rising indigenous use of synthetic drugs,
especially among young people
This page was last updated on 10 February, 2005
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@Howland Island
Introduction Howland Island
Background:
Discovered