Ghana

Republic of Ghana
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Freedom and Justice"
Anthem: "God Bless Our Homeland Ghana"

Capital and largest city	Accra 5°33′N0°12′W / 5.550°N 0.200°W / 5.550; -0.200
Official languages	English^[1]^[2]
Recognised national languages	Dagaare Dagbanli Dangme Ewe Frafra Ga Gonja Nzema Twi Ghanaian Sign Language
Ethnic groups (2010^[2]^[3])	47.5% Akans 16.6% Mole-Dagbon 13.9% Ewe 7.4% Ga-Adangbe 5.9% Bassare 5.7% Konkomba 3.7% Guan 2.5% Gurunsi 2.2% Kusasi 1.1% Bissa 1.4% Other
Religion	71.2% Christianity —46.7% Protestantism —13.1% Catholicism —11.4% Other Christian 17.6% Islam 6.2% Traditional faiths 4.1% Hinduism 0.9% Other^[4]
Demonym(s)	Ghanaian
Government	Unitary presidential constitutional republic

• President	Nana Akufo-Addo
• Vice-President	Mahamudu Bawumia
• Speaker of Parliament	Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin
• Chief Justice	Kwasi Anin-Yeboah

Legislature	Parliament
Independencefrom the United Kingdom

• Dominion	6 March 1957
• Republic	1 July 1960
• Current constitution	28 April 1992

Area
• Total	239,567 km² (92,497 sq mi) (80th)
• Water (%)	4.61 (11,000 km; 4,247 mi²)
Population
• 2020 estimate	31,072,940^[5] (47th)
• 2010 census	24,200,000^[6]
• Density	101.5/km² (262.9/sq mi) (103rd)
GDP (PPP)	2020 estimate
• Total	$226 billion^[7]
• Per capita	$8,343^[7]
GDP (nominal)	2020 estimate
• Total	$73.594 billion^[7]
• Per capita	$2,374^[7]
Gini (2016)	43.5^[8] medium
HDI (2019)	0.611^[9] medium · 138th
Currency	Cedi (GHS)
Time zone	UTC (GMT)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy mm/dd/yyyy
Driving side	right
Calling code	+233
ISO 3166 code	GH
Internet TLD	.gh

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Introduction

Geography

Demographics

Environment

Government

Economy

Energy

Telecommunications

Transportation

Military

Transnational Issues

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