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Hong Kong

Hong Kong
Capital Hong Kong
1,108 km² · 7,498,900 people (2025) · Hong Kong dollar

One of the most densely populated places on Earth, yet roughly three-quarters of its land is undeveloped countryside and about forty percent is protected country park. It has 263 islands and around 730 km of coastline. There are more skyscrapers over 150 m here than in any other city.

The facts

Capital
Hong Kong
Area
1,108 km² — 428 sq mi
Population
7,498,900 (2025)
Density
6768.0 people per km²
Currency
Hong Kong dollar (HKD, $)
Official languages
English, Chinese
Time zone
UTC+08:00
Calling code
+852
Drives on the
left
ISO codes
HK · HKG
Continent
Asia

How it compares

By area
175 of 200
By population
105 of 200

Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.

Countries of a similar size

Country Area (km²) Population
Comoros 2,235 882,847
Mauritius 2,040 1,243,741
Hong Kong ← 1,108 7,498,900
São Tomé and Príncipe 964 240,254
Kiribati 811 136,488

Common questions

What is the capital of Hong Kong?
Hong Kong
What currency does Hong Kong use?
The Hong Kong dollar (HKD).
How big is Hong Kong?
1,108 km², or 428 square miles — 175 of 200 by area.
Which side of the road does Hong Kong drive on?
The left.

Related pages

Sources

  1. The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
  2. World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)

How these figures are compiled and checked