Official Name: Republic of Ghana

Currency:  Ghanaian cedi

 

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Hemisphere: Northern

Continent: Africa

Location: On S coast of W Africa. Neighbors: Coted’lvoire on W, Burkina Faso on N, Togo on E.

Area: 92,098 sq mi, 238, 533 sq km

Form of Government: Unitary multiparty republic with one legislative house (House of parliament 230)

 

Population: (2007) 22,931,000

Population Density: (2007) persons per sq mi 249.0, persons per sq km 96.1

Principal Language(s): English (0fficial) Asante, Ewe, Fante

Religions: Christian 69%, Muslim 16%, traditional 9%, none 6%

Capital: Accra

Capital Population: 1,847,432

Capital Average Temperature: Maximum: 26.3 degrees Celsius, 79.3 degrees Fahrenheit
                                                 
Major Cities: Kumasi 627,600, Tamale 269,200, Tema 237,700, Obuasi 122,600

Topography: Mostly low fertile plains and scrubland, cut by rivers and by the artificial Lake Volta

Economy: G.D.P. $ 31.23 billion

G.D.P. per Capita: $ 1,400
 
Vital Statistics: Birth rate per 1,000 population (2006): 30.5 (world avg. 20.3). Death rate per 1,000 population (2006); 9.7 (world avg. 8.6) Total fertility rate (avg. births per childbearing woman 2006) 3.99. Life expectancy at birth (2006) male 58.0 years; female 59.6 years

Government Website: www.oop.gov.gh

Reference Sources: The World Almanac 2009, The New York Times Almanac   2009, Time Almanac 2009, World Climate website.