This former British colony is one of the major tourism destinations in China. Hong Kong has a different political system from mainland China under the principle of "one country, two systems." It has the longest life expectancy of any country in the world from 2012 and one of the highest per capita incomes in the world.

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Population

Religion

Hong Kong dollar (HKD)

Cantonese & English

6,980,412 (July 2007 est.)

(Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism) ~92%