Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) of the People's Republic of China

Government: Limited Democracy
Chief Executive: Donald Tsang

Economy: Free market economy highly dependent on international trade.
Industries: Banking, Textiles, Clothing, Tourism, Shipping, Electronics, Plastics, Toys
Area-Comparative: Six times the size of Washington D.C.
Climate: hot and rainy (spring, summer); warm and sunny (fall); cool and humid (winter)
Language Spoken: Cantonese, English
Currency: 7.77 Hong Kong dollars (HKD) per U.S. dollar
Ethnicity: 95% Chinese; 5% Other
Religion: 90% mixture of local religion; 10% Christian

Essential Cantonese Phrases
How are you? = “lei ho ma” (你好嗎?)
My name is… = “ngo giu….” (我叫…)
Where is…? = “…nai goh hai bin do” (…喺邊度?)
How much is this? = "nai goh gei chin?" (呢個幾錢?)
I love you. = “ngo oi lei” (我愛你)