Due to its historic, commercial, financial importance and geographical location Hong Kong has attracted people from very diverse backgrounds. With a population of 7.03 million inhabitants and a territory of 1,104 square kilometer Hong Kong is the most densely populated territory in the world with 6,200 people for every square kilometer.

The birth rate in Hong Kong is 11.7 per 1,000 with fertility rate of a little bit more than 1 child. Hong Kong is now part of China, but Chinese people from mainland cannot move to the island or enter the territory freely. However special family ties and illegal immigration contribute to up to 45, 000 new people every year. The average life expectancy for residents of Hong Kong is 80 years for men and 85 for women which make the island a very good place to live.

Ethnically the majority of the population- almost 95% is Chinese mostly originating in the Cantonese areas and Han Chinese. Among the other minorities are Pakistanis, Nepalese and Vietnamese. There is a sizeable amount of Japanese, Koreans, Europeans and North Americans there. There is a special social class of Pilipino and Indonesian migrant workers who work in house keeping and as domestic help.

The official languages of the region are English and Cantonese with growing importance of Mandarin since the reunification with mainland China. The island enjoys great freedom and diversity in religion. People follow many religions including Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Catholicism, Protestantism, and many other smaller Christian sects.

If you are planning visiting this vibrant and diverse place you might consider renting a car. Good car hire companies that operate in this region are Holiday Autos, Easy Cars, Auto Europe, Budget, Sixt, Thrifty, National, Alamo, Net Flights and Hertz.
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