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Country information
Area: 239,000 sq km
Population: 23,328,000 (2008 estimate)
Capital City: Accra, 1.7 million
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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- 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