Natural hazards: occasional typhoons
Environment-current issues: air and water pollution from rapid urbanization
Environment-international agreements: party to: NA signed, but not ratified: NA
Geography-note: more than 200 islands
@Hong Kong:People
Population: 6,706,965 (July 1998 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 18% (male 637,808; female 591,900) 15-64 years: 71% (male 2,360,878; female 2,425,291) 65 years and over: 11% (male 312,033; female 379,055) (July 1998 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.24% (1998 est.)
Birth rate: 12.85 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Death rate: 5.87 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)