Country Reports
Ghana
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Country name |
Republic of Ghana |
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Government type |
Constitutional Democracy |
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Capital |
Accra |
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Administrative divisions |
10 regions: Ashanti, Brong-Ahafo, Central, Eastern, Greater Accra, Northern, Upper East, Upper West, Volta, Western |
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Independence Day |
6 March 1957 (from the UK) |
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National holiday |
6 March (1957) Independence Day |
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Area |
238,533 sq km (92,098 sq miles) |
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Location |
Western Africa, between Cote d'Ivoire and Togo, bordering the Gulf of Guinea |
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Land Borders |
Burkina Faso. Cote d'Ivoire, Togo |
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Coastline |
539 km |
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Population |
24.3 million (UN, 2010) |
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Nationality |
Ghanaian(s) |
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Major languages |
English, African languages (Akan, Ewe, and others) |
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Ethnicity |
Akan, Mole-Dagbon, Ewe, Ga-Dangme, Guan, Gurma, Grusi, Mande-Busanga |
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Major religions |
Christianity, indigenous beliefs, Islam |
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Highest peak |
Mount Afadjato 885 m |
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Climate |
Tropical, warm and dry along the southeast coats, while hot and humid in the southwest |
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Time zone |
GMT Greenwich Mean time |
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Currency |
Cedi |
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Telephone |
+233 |
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Internet domain |
-gh |
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GNI per capita |
US$ 1,810 (World Bank, 2011) |
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Natural resources |
Petroleum, gold, sivler, timber, industrial diamonds, fish, rubber, bauxite, hydropower, salt, limestone |
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Agriculture products |
Cocoa, rice, peanuts, cassava, corn, bananas, shea nuts, timber |
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Industries |
Small commercial ship building, mining, aluminium melting, light manufacturing, food processing, cement |
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Major exports |
Gold, cocoa, tuna, timber, bauxite, aluminium, manganese ore, diamonds |