Local Name:Ghana |
Captial:Accra |
Continent:Africa |
Government |
Constitutional Form:Republic |
Head of State:Executive |
Basis of Executive: Presidency is independent of legislature |
Head of State and Government: President John Atta Mills |
Area |
Area Rank: 82 |
Total Area: 238,533 km2(92,098 sqmi) |
Land: 227,533 km2(87,851 sqmi) |
Water: 11,000 km2(4,200 sqmi) |
Water in Percent: 4.61% |
Population |
Population Rank: 47 |
Population: 24,233,431 |
Date: 26-Sep-10 |
World Population: 0.35% |
Source : Census result |
Languages:English, Akan, Fante, Twi, Ga, Dagbani, Ewe |
Currency |
Currency: Ghana cedi |
Currency Sign: ₵ |
Currency ISO Code: GHS |
Fractional Unit: Pesewa |
Number to Basic: 100 |
Time Zone:UTC (GMT) |
International Codes |
ISD Code: +233 |
ISO Code A2: GH |
ISO Code A3: GHA |
ISO Number: 288 |
Coordinates |
Latitude: 8 |
Longitude: -2 |
Information: Ghana News |
Drive on:Right side |