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Sub Saharan Africa

Ghana
Last updated: 18 November 2011

Country information

Area: 239,000 sq km
Population: 24,791,073 (2011 estimate)
Capital City: Accra, 2.269  million (2009 estimate)
People and languages: The official language is English. There are around 75 spoken languages and numerous ethnic groups, including the Akan, the Mossi, the Ewe, the Ga-Adangme, the Fante, and the Hausa
Religion: Islam, Christianity and indigenous beliefs
Currency: Cedi
Major political parties: New Patriotic Party (NPP), National Democratic Congress (NDC), People’s National Convention (PNC), Convention Peoples’ Party (CPP)
Head of State: President John Evans Atta Mills (elected 2009)
Foreign Minister: Hon Alhaji Mohammed Mumuni
Membership of international organisations: Commonwealth, United Nations (UN), Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), African Union (AU)
 

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Useful links

• Ghana Government
• BBC News Country Profile: Ghana
• Ghana Web
• International Monetary Fund - Ghana
• Department for International Development (DFID)
• World Bank
• United Nations Development Programme
• EU Development Directorate
• ECOWAS
• African Union
• UK Trade and Industry Country Profile: Ghana

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