Location:
Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China

Area – comparative:
Less than one-sixth the size of Washington, DC

Climate:
Subtropical; marine with cool winters, warm summers

Population:
460,823 (July 2008 est.)

Flag description:
Light green with a lotus flower above a stylized bridge and water in white, beneath an arc of five gold, five-pointed stars: one large in center of arc and four smaller

Dependency status:
Special Administrative Region of China

GDP (purchasing power parity):
$12.5 billion (2006)

GDP – real growth rate:
16.6 percent (2006)

Industries:
Tourism, gambling, clothing, textiles, electronics, footwear,