| COUNTRY FACTS: GHANA | |
|---|---|
| Name(official): | Republic of Ghana |
| Name(short): | Ghana (former "Gold Coast") |
| Capital City: | Accra |
| Location: | west Africa |
| Coordinate: | 8 00 N, 2 00 W |
| Independence: | 6 March 1957(from Britain) Formerly the British Crown Colony "Gold Coast" 1874 till 1957 |
| President: | John Evans Atta-Mills (President from 7 Jan. 2009) John Agyekum Kufuor (7/01/2001 to 7/01/2009) |
| Type of Government: | constitutional Republic |
| Total Area: | 239 460sq.km. |
| Population: | 23 887 812 (2009 est.) |
| People: | African 98.5% (includes Akan 44%, Moshi-Dagomba 16%, Ewe 13%, Ga 8%, Gurma 3%, Yoruba 1%), European and other 1.5% (1998). |
| Religion: | 63%christians, 21%indigenious belief, 16%islam |
| Languages: | English(official), Akan, Moshi Dagomba, Ewe, Ga. |
| Literacy: | 74.8%total, 82.7%male, 67.1%female |
| Currency: | Cedi(GHC) 1new cedi =100pesawas |
| GDP(per capita): | USD1,500 (2009 est.) |
| Arable Land: | 17.54 |
| Agriculture: | cocoa, rice, coffee, cassava(tapioca), peanuts, corn, sheanuts, bananas, timber. |
| Natural resources: | gold, timber, diamonds, bauxites, manganese, fish, rubber, salt, hydropower, petroleum, silver, limestone. |
| Embassy in Japan: | Embassy of the Republic of Ghana, Chancery: 1-5-21, Nishi-Azabu, Minato-ku. Post Code: 106-0031 Tel. 03-5410-8631/3 Embassy of the Republic of Ghana |
| General Info: | |
| International Phone Code: | Country code +233 |
ECONOMY: BUSINESS, TRADE AND INVESTMENT
MAJOR CITIES
Accra, Kumasi, Tamale, Takoradi, Ashiaman, Tema.
NEWS
- Accra Mail
- The Statesman
- Ghana’s oldest Newspaper - Ghana Chronicle
- Daily Graphic
- Ghana Palaver- News Magazine
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
- United Nations
- African Union
- ECOWAS
- CEN-SAD
- NEPAD
GOVERNMENT: ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS
Ghana is divided into 10 regions, namely:
Ashanti, Brong-Ahafo, Central, Eastern, Greater Accra, Northern, upper East, Upper West, Volta, Western.