Ghana: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: 7.85705 / longitude: -0.99375

General information

Culture

There are UNESCO listed sites in this country: Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions, Asante Traditional Buildings. Example of famous dishes in this country: Fufu.

Geography

Here are the different languages spoken in the country: English. 238,533 km² make up the entire country, they don't use a postcode system and the key cities are: Accra, Kumasi, Accra, Ho, Kumasi. Accra is the nation's capital and the country has a border with Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Togo.

Population

With a birth growth rate at 2.19%, the median age is 21.40 years. Around 27,670,174 people live in this country, or 0.37% of all people on earth.

Economy

In 2021 the GDP was $77,594,279,054 USD, which ranks it number 67 in the world. The sign for the local currency is ₵ (GHS).

Education

You can find famous universities here like University of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. The inhabitants attend school for 12 years (tertiary education included).

Good to know

Phone numbers start with +233, the country's ISO code is GH, the country's websites have the domain name ".gh" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana is a good place to find out more details on this country.

Summary

Flag
ISO code GH
Capital Accra
Population 27,670,174
World percentage 0.37%
Median age 21.40 years
Population growth rate 2.19%
Main cities
Borders
Spoken languages English
GDP (2021) $77,594,279,054
GDP position #67
Currency code GHS
Currency symbol
School life expectancy 12 years
National dish Fufu
TLD .gh
Phone prefix +233
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana

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