Ghana: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: 7.85705 / longitude: -0.99375

General information

Education

This nation has a number of interesting universities, including University of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. The inhabitants attend school for 12 years (tertiary education included).

Economy

The currency symbol is ₵, and the ISO code for that currency is GHS. In 2021 the GDP was $77,594,279,054 USD, placing it at position 67 in the market.

Population

This country represents 0.37% of the world's population with about 27,670,174 individuals. With a birth growth rate at 2.19%, the median age is 21.40 years.

Geography

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. This nation's capital is Accra and the country shares a border with Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Togo. The following languages are spoken by the nation's citizens: English.

Culture

You can find some UNESCO listed places: Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions, Asante Traditional Buildings. Interesting food you need to try here: Fufu.

Good to know

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

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