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 |