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title: "Hong Kong — capital, area, population and currency"
description: "Hong Kong: capital Hong Kong, area 1,108 km², population 7,498,900 (2025), currency Hong Kong dollar. Languages, time zones and calling code."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country/hong-kong/
site: "At One Place"
---

# 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

- [Comoros](https://atoneplace.net/country/comoros/)
- [Mauritius](https://atoneplace.net/country/mauritius/)
- [São Tomé and Príncipe](https://atoneplace.net/country/sao-tome-and-principe/)
- [Kiribati](https://atoneplace.net/country/kiribati/)
- [India](https://atoneplace.net/country/india/)
- [China](https://atoneplace.net/country/china/)
- [Indonesia](https://atoneplace.net/country/indonesia/)
- [Pakistan](https://atoneplace.net/country/pakistan/)
- [Bangladesh](https://atoneplace.net/country/bangladesh/)
- [Japan](https://atoneplace.net/country/japan/)
- [Philippines](https://atoneplace.net/country/philippines/)
- [Vietnam](https://atoneplace.net/country/vietnam/)

## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]