Comparing Countries Hong Kong and

Switzerland
By: Zatanna Zatara and Dick Grayson

(Lngdozh) - Leader: Leung Chun-ying

 (Rush)- Switzerland
(Zngtng) - President: Ueli Maurer

 (Rnku) - Population
7,071,600 People

 (Rnku) - Population
7,655,628 to 8 million people

 (Shud) - Capital
Victoria (Now called Central) Currently None at the time

 (Shud) - Capital
BERN

 (Guq yns) - Colors of the Flag

Red and White

 (Guq yns) - Colors of the Flag

RED AND WHITE

(Hub) - Currency
In Mandarin it's called: (Fn) In Cantonese it's called:(Wn) A Hong Kong Dollar (HKD) is split into 100 cents 1 HKD = .128923 USD

(Hub) - Currency
It is referred to as the Swiss Franc (CHF) Exchange Rate: 1 USD = .92941 CHF 1 CHF = 1.0757 USD

(Zngjio) - Religion
The big chunk of Hong Kong is either Buddhism, Taoism, or Confucianism. Another chunk is either Agnostic or Atheist. The rest are: Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism,Judaism and Jainism.

(Zngjio) - Religion
The largest religions are: Roman Catholic 41.8%, Protestant 35.3%, Smaller religions include: Muslim 4.3%, Orthodox 1.8%, other Christian 0.4%, other 1% Some are unspecified or Atheist: Unspecified 4.3%, none 11.1% (2000 census)

(Nngy) - Agriculture
Farms in Hong Kong are generally small in size and they mainly produce leafy vegetables, pigs, and poultry.

(Nngy) - Agriculture

Weather not suited for agriculture It is most famous for different Swiss cheeses. Produces 33 million gallons of wine/year Cereal: Wheat and Barley Roots: Beets and especially potatoes

(Gngy) - Industries
Hong Kong is the world's leading exporters on a wide range of consumer goods, including textiles, clothing, toys, timepieces, and jewelry.

(Gngy) - Industries
Switzerland has limited raw materials but creates world-class finished goods. Their largest exports include Swiss clocks and watches, food products like cheese and chocolate, and valued pharmaceuticals.

(Zrn zyun) - Natural Resources

Hong Kong has 3 main natural resources which are: o Metalliferous minerals and nonmetalliferous industrial minerals in the onshore area. o Quarried rock and building stone. o Offshore sand deposits.

(Zrn zyun) - Natural Resources

Switzerland has three main natural resources: o Hydropower potential o Timber o Salt Otherwise, Switzerland does not have many raw materials and is better at making finished goods.

Similarities ()
Hong Kong and Switzerland have 3 things in common with each other:

Both have around seven million in population Both have red and white as colors of the flag Both make many timepieces (watches)

Besides these three main things, there is nothing quite the same about these countries

Differences ()
Hong Kong and Switzerland are different in three different ways:

Switzerland's industry is more diverse (with food like chocolate...yum) Hong Kong's main religion is buddhism while Switzerland's is Catholic: two completely different religions The CHF is worth A LOT more than the HKD

Sources
www.gov.hk/en/about/abouthk/factsheets/.../agriculture.pdf en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Hong_Kong http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/17/world/asia/hong-kong-leaderpledges-to-ease-housing-shortage.html?_r=0 http://www.gov.hk/en/about/abouthk/factsheets/docs/trade&industry.p df

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Hong_Kong
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_dollar www.google.com/publicdata en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong

Sources (Continued)
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sz.html http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/economies/Europe/SwitzerlandINDUSTRY.html http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/economies/Europe/SwitzerlandAGRICULTURE.html http://www.indexmundi.com/switzerland/demographics_profile.html

http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/specials/switzerland_how_to/daily_life/Languages. html?cid=29177618