Ghana

Basic facts about Ghana

Country name: Ghana
Capital: Accra
Country code: 271
Continent: Africa
Currency name: Ghanaian cedi
Independence: 1957-03-06 00:00:00
Independent from: from the UK
Total area (km2): 238,533
Land area (km2): 227,533
Water area (km2): 11,000
Population: 25,199,609
Population note: 25,199,609 (July 2013 est.)
Official language: English
All languages: Asante 14.8%, Ewe 12.7%, Fante 9.9%, Boron (Brong) 4.6%, Dagomba 4.3%, Dangme 4.3%, Dagarte (Dagaba) 3.7%, Akyem 3.4%, Ga 3.4%, Akuapem 2.9%, other (includes English (official)) 36.1% (2000 census)
Time zone: GMT (UTC0)
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Drive on: right
Calling code: +233
Domain: .gh