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Hong Kong

Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China. Situated on China's southern coast just south of Shenzhen, it consists of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and the New Territories.

Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Data refreshed on 2026.11.04 · source: Wikidata

The Institute's composite reading

Risque élevé

4.9 /10 risk

  • Security 0.0
  • Legitimacy 4.3
  • Economy 6.3
  • Diplomacy 5.0
  • Influence 0.0

Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.

UN list of 2026.11.03: 0 people and 1 entity linked to the country by nationality or a known address. Regime: Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 73 (list of 2026.10.27), EU 4 (list of 2026.10.23).

Capital
City of Victoria
Population
7,527,500 inh.
Area
1,104 km²
Currency
HKD
Regime
—

Executive in office

Head of State

Xi Jinping

since 2013.03.14 Parti communiste chinois via People's Republic of China

Head of Government

John Lee

since 2022.07.01

Government in office · 11 members

Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury

Christopher Hui

since 2020.04.22 Finance

secrétaire pour l'Éducation

Choi Yuk-lin

since 2022.07.01 Education

Secretary for Health

Lo Chung Mau

since 2022.07.01 Health

Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism

Rosanna Law

since 2024.12.05

Secretary for Development

Bernadette Linn

since 2022.07.01

Secretary for Environment and Ecology

Tse Chin-wan

since 2022.07.01

Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs

Alice Mak

since 2022.07.01 Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions

Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry

Dong Sun

since 2022.07.01

Secretary for Security

Chris Tang

since 2021.06.25

Secretary for Transport and Logistics

Mable Chan

since 2024.12.05

Secretary for the Civil Service

Ingrid Yeung

since 2022.07.01

Parliament

Conseil législatif de Hong Kong

90 seats

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Inception 1998

  • Independent politician 34
  • Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong DAB 20
  • Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong BPA 8
  • Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions FTU 7
  • Liberal Party 4
  • Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers FEW 4
  • New People's Party NPP 3
  • Kowloon West New Dynamic KWND 3
  • Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions FLU 2
  • Roundtable 1
  • Professional Power PP 1
  • Positive Synergy PS 1
1 more groups
  • New Territories Association of Societies NTAS 1

Composition · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · 2026.11.04

Economic indicators World Bank · 2025

GDP

427 G$

2025 ↑ +4.6 % vs 2024

GDP / capita

56,983 $

2025 ↑ +5.0 % vs 2024

Growth

3.5 %

2025 ↑ +0.9 pt vs 2024

Inflation

1.4 %

2025 ↓ -0.3 pt vs 2024

Unemployment

2.8 %

2025 ↓ -0.2 pt vs 2024

Life expectancy

85.4 yrs

2024 ↑ +0.2 % vs 2023

Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026

Democracy (V-Dem)

0.15/1

#154 closed autocracy 2025

Freedoms (Freedom House)

41/100

Partly Free 2026

Corruption (CPI)

76/100

#122025

Press freedom (RSF)

40/100

#1402026

Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023

Exports

596 Md$

Imports

598 Md$

Balance

-2 Md$

Top exports

  • Circuits intégrés (réexport)

Top imports

  • Circuits intégrés

Export partners

Import partners

Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-11-04

Last election

  • 2025-12-07

    Legislative Council

    Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong 20 seats, Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong 8, Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions 7 (of 90) · turnout 31.9%

    Result read from Wikipedia on 2026.11.04 (CC BY-SA)

Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025

HDI

0.955/1

#82023

Refugees hosted

236

UNHCR 2025

Refugees originating

245

UNHCR 2025

National anthem

La Marche des Volontaires

Composer · Nie Er

Audio not available

Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata

  • WTO
  • APEC

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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days

The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 8,290 times a day (French and English). On 2026.11.03: 8,381, or ×1.1.

French + English French usual level 2026.08.06 · 2026.11.03 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users

Sources and freshness

  • Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
  • Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
  • Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · UNHCR 2025 · read on 2026-11-04
  • Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
  • Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-11-04
  • UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-11-03 · read on 2026-11-04
  • Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-27 · read on 2026-11-04
  • Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-11-03 · read on 2026-11-04
  • Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-10-23 · read on 2026-11-04
  • Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
  • Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)