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Ghana

Republic of Ghana
Flag of Ghana
Coat of arms of Ghana
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Freedom and Justice"
Location of Ghana
Capital Accra
5°33′N 0°12′W / 5.550°N 0.200°W / 5.550; -0.200
Official languages English
National languages
Ethnic groups (2010)
Demonym Ghanaian
Government Unitary presidential
constitutional republic
• President
Nana Akufo-Addo
Mahamudu Bawumia
Legislature Parliament
Independence from the United Kingdom
• Declared
6 March 1957
• Realm
6 March 1957 – 1 July 1960
• Republic
1 July 1960
28 April 1992
Area
• Total
238,535 km2 (92,099 sq mi) (80th)
• Water (%)
4.61 (11,000 km2 / 4,247 mi2)
Population
• 2014 estimate
27,043,093 (45th)
• 2010 census
24,200,000
• Density
101.5/km2 (262.9/sq mi) (103rd)
GDP (PPP) 2016 estimate
• Total
$121.074 billion (70th)
• Per capita
$4,390 (126th)
GDP (nominal) 2016 estimate
• Total
$38.171 billion (69th)
• Per capita
$1,384 (126th)
Gini (2006) 42.8
medium
HDI (2014) Increase 0.579
medium · 140th
Currency Ghana cedi (GH₵) (GHS)
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)
Drives on the right
Calling code +233
ISO 3166 code GH
Internet TLD .gh

Coordinates: 7°49′N 1°03′W / 7.817°N 1.050°W / 7.817; -1.050

Ghana (Listeni/ˈɡɑːnə/), officially the Republic of Ghana is a unitary presidential constitutional democracy, located along the Gulf of Guinea and Atlantic Ocean, in the subregion of West Africa. Spanning a land mass of 238,535 km², Ghana is bordered by the Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, Togo in the east and the Gulf of Guinea and Atlantic Ocean in the south. Ghana means "Warrior King" in the Soninke language.


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