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Republic of Ghana
🗺️ Accra, Ghana
Capital city
📍 5.6037°, -0.1870°View larger map →
📍 Essential Info
CapitalAccra
TimezoneUTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Population35.3M
LanguagesAsante 16%, Ewe 14%, Fante 11.6%, Boron (Brong) 4.9%, Dagomba 4.4%, Dangme 4.2%, Dagarte (Dagaba) 3.9%, Kokomba 3.5%, Akyem 3.2%, Ga 3.1%, other 31.2%...
Governmentpresidential republic
🔌 Practical Info
Driving SideRight
Electrical PlugsVaries
Internet Code.gh
Internet Users70%
GDP per Capita$7,100
🌍 Geography
LocationWestern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Cote d'Ivoire and Togo
Size Comparisonslightly smaller than Oregon
Climatetropical; warm and comparatively dry along southeast coast; hot and humid in southwest; hot and dry in north
Terrainmostly low plains with dissected plateau in south-central area
👥 People & Culture
Ethnic GroupsAkan 45.7%, Mole-Dagbani 18.5%, Ewe 12.8%, Ga-Dangme 7.1%, Gurma 6.4%, Guan 3.2%, Grusi 2.7%, Mande 2%, other 1.6% (2021 est.)
ReligionsChristian 71.3% (Pentecostal/Charismatic 31.6%, Protestant 17.4%, Catholic 10%, other 12.3%), Muslim 19.9%, traditionalist 3.2%, other 4.5%, none 1.1%...
Median Age21.6 years
Life Expectancy70.1 years
National HolidayIndependence Day, 6 March (1957)
Destinations in Ghana
Cultural Information
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Data sourced from the CIA World Factbook