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Ghana

Republic of Ghana

Country in West Africa.

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Statements about Ghana

Highest Point

Mount Afadja

Telephone Country Code

+233

Located In/On Physical Feature

West Africa

Diplomatic Relation

22 items
Germany
(1957 - )
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Germany–Ghana Relations
Start Time
: 1957
Australia
Serbia
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Ghana–Serbia Relations
Ivory Coast
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Ghana–Ivory Coast Relations
Nigeria
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Ghana–Nigeria Relations
Burkina Faso
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Burkina Faso–Ghana Relations
Denmark
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Denmark–Ghana Relations
South Africa
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Ghana–South Africa Relations
Jamaica
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Ghana–Jamaica Relations
Malaysia
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Ghana–Malaysia Relations
Taiwan
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Ghana–Taiwan Relations
Togo
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Ghana–Togo Relations
United States
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Ghana–United States Relations
Russia
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Ghana–Russia Relations
People's Republic of China
Statement Is Subject Of
:
China–Ghana Relations
Bangladesh
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Bangladesh–Ghana Relations
India
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Ghana–India Relations
Georgia
(12/4/1992 - )
Start Time
: 12/4/1992
Hungary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Ghana–Hungary Relations
North Korea
(12/28/1964 - )
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Ghana–North Korea Relations
Start Time
: 12/28/1964
Slovenia
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Ghana–Slovenia Relations
Kosovo

Capital

Accra

Geoshape

Head of State

Nana Akufo-Addo
(January 2017 - 1/6/2025)
Start Time
: January 2017
End Time
: 1/6/2025
John Mahama
(7/24/2012 - 1/7/2017)
Start Time
: 7/24/2012
End Time
: 1/7/2017
John Mahama
(1/7/2025 - )
Start Time
: 1/7/2025

Motto Text

Freedom and Justice
Rhyddid a Chyfiawnder

Shares Border With

Burkina Faso
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Burkina Faso–Ghana Border
Direction Relative to Location
:
North
Ivory Coast
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Côte D'Ivoire–Ghana Border
Direction Relative to Location
:
West
Togo
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Ghana–Togo Border
Direction Relative to Location
:
East

Located in Time Zone

UTC±00:00
Africa/Accra

Office Held by Head of Government

President of Ghana
(1/13/1972 - )
Start Time
: 1/13/1972
Prime Minister of Ghana
(10/1/1969 - 1/13/1972)
Start Time
: 10/1/1969
End Time
: 1/13/1972

Emergency Phone Number

999
191
Has Use
:
Police
192
Has Use
:
Fire Department
193
Has Use
:
Emergency Medical Services

Head of Government

Nana Akufo-Addo
(January 2017 - )
Start Time
: January 2017

Part Of

West Africa
Africa
Economic Community of West African States
Sub-Saharan Africa

Instance Of

Sovereign State
Country

Named After

Ghana Empire

Electrical Plug Type

AC Power Plugs and Sockets: British and Related Types
BS 1363

Contains the Administrative Territorial Entity

16 items
Ashanti Region
Central Region
Eastern Region
Greater Accra Region
Northern Region
Upper East Region
Upper West Region
Volta Region
Western Region
Oti Region
Savannah Region
Bono Region
Ahafo Region
Western North Region
Bono East Region
North East Region

Top-Level Internet Domain

.gh

Office Held by Head of State

President of Ghana
(1/7/2017 - )
Start Time
: 1/7/2017

Locator Map Image

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Coat of Arms Image

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Mains Voltage

230 volt
Frequency
: 50 hertz

Population

56 items
6,652,516 (1960)
Point in Time
: 1960
6,866,780 (1961)
Point in Time
: 1961
7,085,698 (1962)
Point in Time
: 1962
7,303,664 (1963)
Point in Time
: 1963
7,513,510 (1964)
Point in Time
: 1964
7,710,761 (1965)
Point in Time
: 1965
7,891,194 (1966)
Point in Time
: 1966
8,057,629 (1967)
Point in Time
: 1967
8,221,194 (1968)
Point in Time
: 1968
8,397,508 (1969)
Point in Time
: 1969
8,597,133 (1970)
Point in Time
: 1970
8,827,429 (1971)
Point in Time
: 1971
9,083,737 (1972)
Point in Time
: 1972
9,350,286 (1973)
Point in Time
: 1973
9,604,475 (1974)
Point in Time
: 1974
9,831,636 (1975)
Point in Time
: 1975
10,023,738 (1976)
Point in Time
: 1976
10,190,202 (1977)
Point in Time
: 1977
10,354,855 (1978)
Point in Time
: 1978
10,551,189 (1979)
Point in Time
: 1979
10,802,497 (1980)
Point in Time
: 1980
11,118,132 (1981)
Point in Time
: 1981
11,488,683 (1982)
Point in Time
: 1982
11,895,742 (1983)
Point in Time
: 1983
12,311,805 (1984)
Point in Time
: 1984
12,716,887 (1985)
Point in Time
: 1985
13,104,616 (1986)
Point in Time
: 1986
13,480,997 (1987)
Point in Time
: 1987
13,853,171 (1988)
Point in Time
: 1988
14,233,006 (1989)
Point in Time
: 1989
14,628,693 (1990)
Point in Time
: 1990
15,043,053 (1991)
Point in Time
: 1991
15,471,695 (1992)
Point in Time
: 1992
15,907,265 (1993)
Point in Time
: 1993
16,339,278 (1994)
Point in Time
: 1994
16,760,926 (1995)
Point in Time
: 1995
17,169,151 (1996)
Point in Time
: 1996
17,568,461 (1997)
Point in Time
: 1997
17,968,830 (1998)
Point in Time
: 1998
18,384,302 (1999)
Point in Time
: 1999
18,825,034 (2000)
Point in Time
: 2000
19,293,392 (2001)
Point in Time
: 2001
19,786,307 (2002)
Point in Time
: 2002
20,301,686 (2003)
Point in Time
: 2003
20,835,514 (2004)
Point in Time
: 2004
21,384,034 (2005)
Point in Time
: 2005
21,947,779 (2006)
Point in Time
: 2006
22,525,659 (2007)
Point in Time
: 2007
23,110,139 (2008)
Point in Time
: 2008
23,691,533 (2009)
Point in Time
: 2009
24,200,000 (2010)
Point in Time
: 2010
24,820,706 (2011)
Point in Time
: 2011
25,366,462 (2012)
Point in Time
: 2012
25,904,598 (2013)
Point in Time
: 2013
28,308,301 (2016)
Point in Time
: 2016
32,833,031 (2021)
Point in Time
: 2021

Anthem

God Bless Our Homeland Ghana

Driving Side

Right

Licence Plate Code

GH (1959 - )
Start Time
: 1959

Currency

Ghana Cedi
(7/19/1965 - )
Start Time
: 7/19/1965
Ghanaian Pound
(7/14/1958 - 7/18/1965)
Start Time
: 7/14/1958
End Time
: 7/18/1965
Ghana Pesewa
(7/19/1965 - )
Start Time
: 7/19/1965

Unemployment Rate

2 percent (2014)
Point in Time
: 2014

Page Banner

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Flag

Flag of Ghana

Total Fertility Rate

16 items
4.727 (1999)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 1999
4.67 (2000)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2000
4.618 (2001)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2001
4.568 (2002)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2002
4.517 (2003)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2003
4.464 (2004)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2004
4.413 (2005)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2005
4.367 (2006)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2006
4.33 (2007)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2007
4.303 (2008)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2008
4.285 (2009)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2009
4.272 (2010)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2010
4.258 (2011)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2011
4.238 (2012)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2012
4.209 (2013)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2013
4.168 (2014)
Unnamed
:bug: P459
Point in Time
: 2014

Member Of

25 items
United Nations
(3/8/1957 - )
Start Time
: 3/8/1957
Commonwealth of Nations
(1957 - )
Start Time
: 1957
African Union
World Trade Organization
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
(9/20/1957 - )
Start Time
: 9/20/1957
International Development Association
(12/29/1960 - )
Start Time
: 12/29/1960
International Finance Corporation
(4/3/1958 - )
Start Time
: 4/3/1958
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
(4/29/1988 - )
Start Time
: 4/29/1988
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
(10/14/1966 - )
Start Time
: 10/14/1966
African Development Bank
United Nations–African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur
Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States
Interpol
(9/15/1958 - )
Start Time
: 9/15/1958
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
(8/8/1997 - )
Start Time
: 8/8/1997
UNESCO
(4/11/1958 - )
Start Time
: 4/11/1958
Group on Earth Observations
Universal Postal Union UPU
(10/10/1957 - )
Start Time
: 10/10/1957
International Telecommunication Union
(5/17/1957 - )
Start Time
: 5/17/1957
International Civil Defence Organisation
(8/2/1974 - )
Start Time
: 8/2/1974
World Meteorological Organization
(5/6/1957 - )
Start Time
: 5/6/1957
World Health Organization
Economic Community of West African States
World Customs Organization
(8/1/1968 - )
Start Time
: 8/1/1968
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
African Continental Free Trade Area

Replaces

Dominion of Ghana
Gold Coast Colony
British Togoland

Continent

Africa

Mobile Country Code

620

Flag Image

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Coat of Arms

Coat of Arms of Ghana

Maritime Identification Digits

627

Executive Body

Government of Ghana

Legislative Body

Parliament of Ghana

Coordinate Location

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7.9465°N 1.0232°W

Trunk Prefix

0

Has Characteristic

Free Country
Statement Supported By
:
Freedom in the World

Area

238,535 square kilometre

Official Language

English

Inception

1957

Commons Gallery

Ghana

Country

Portuguese Empire
End Time
: unknown value
Ghana

Lowest Point

Gulf of Guinea
Elevation Above Sea Level
: 0 metre

Unicode Character

🇬🇭

Life Expectancy

18 items
56.962 year (1999)
Point in Time
: 1999
56.994 year (2000)
Point in Time
: 2000
57.147 year (2001)
Point in Time
: 2001
57.41 year (2002)
Point in Time
: 2002
57.761 year (2003)
Point in Time
: 2003
58.187 year (2004)
Point in Time
: 2004
58.666 year (2005)
Point in Time
: 2005
59.167 year (2006)
Point in Time
: 2006
59.663 year (2007)
Point in Time
: 2007
60.128 year (2008)
Point in Time
: 2008
60.55 year (2009)
Point in Time
: 2009
60.924 year (2010)
Point in Time
: 2010
61.254 year (2011)
Point in Time
: 2011
61.561 year (2012)
Point in Time
: 2012
61.86 year (2013)
Point in Time
: 2013
62.154 year (2014)
Point in Time
: 2014
62.448 year (2015)
Point in Time
: 2015
62.742 year (2016)
Point in Time
: 2016

Demonym

45 items
Ghanaian
ghánai
ghaneser
Ghanano
Ganänan
غاني
Applies to Part
:
Masculine
غانية
Applies to Part
:
Feminine
غانيون
Applies to Part
:
Plural
גאנאי
Applies to Part
:
Masculine
גאנאית
Applies to Part
:
Feminine
ghanezi
Applies to Part
:
Plural
ghanez
Applies to Part
:
Masculine
ghaneză
Applies to Part
:
Feminine
ঘানায়ীয়
ghanese
Applies to Part
:
Masculine Singular
Applies to Part
:
Feminine Singular
ghanesi
Applies to Part
:
Masculine Plural
Applies to Part
:
Feminine Plural
ganaian
ghanan
Applies to Part
:
Singular
ghananer
Applies to Part
:
Plural
ghanianu
Applies to Part
:
Masculine Singular
ghaniana
Applies to Part
:
Feminine Singular
Ganaano
غانيات
Applies to Part
:
Feminine Plural
غانيون
Applies to Part
:
Masculine Plural
غانيين
Applies to Part
:
Masculine Plural
Ghanaer
Applies to Part
:
Masculine
Ghanaerin
Applies to Part
:
Feminine
ghanès
Applies to Part
:
Masculine Singular
ghanesa
Applies to Part
:
Feminine Singular
Ghanéenne
Applies to Part
:
Feminine Singular
Ghanéen
Applies to Part
:
Masculine Singular
Gana
ghanezo
Applies to Part
:
Masculine Singular
ghanezi
Applies to Part
:
Masculine Plural
ghaneza
Applies to Part
:
Feminine Singular
ghaneze
Applies to Part
:
Feminine Plural
Ganec
Ganka
غاني
Applies to Part
:
Masculine Singular
غانية
Applies to Part
:
Feminine Singular
غانيين
Applies to Part
:
Masculine Plural
غانيات
Applies to Part
:
Feminine Plural
Ganec
Applies to Part
:
Masculine Singular
Ganka
Applies to Part
:
Feminine Singular
Gánach

Central Bank

Bank of Ghana

Native Label

Ghana
Gana
Gaana

Official Name

Ghana
Ghana
la République du Ghana
Gana tingbani

History of Topic

History of Ghana

Official Website

http://www.ghana.gov.gh/
https://www.ghana.gov.gh/

Culture

Culture of Ghana

Pronunciation Audio

Economy of Topic

Economy of Ghana

Demographics of Topic

Demographics of Ghana

Language Used

75 items
English
Has Characteristic
:
Second Language
Number of Speakers, Writers, or Signers
: 1,400,000
Akan
Dagbanli
Bondoukou Kulango
Bimoba
Nkami
Ghanaian Pidgin English
Buli
Dagaare
Dangme
Deg
Chala
Chumburung
Delo
Chakali
Cherepon
Hausa
Ghanaian Sign Language
Kyode
Dwang
Gurene
Jwira-Pepesa
Hanga
Gua
Kamara
Kasem
Lelemi
Krache
Kantosi
Kplang
Larteh
Nawuri
Kusaal
Konkomba
Konni
Nkonya
Logba
Mampruli
Gonja
Dompo
Santrokofi
Ntcham
Likpe
Nchumbulu
Siwu
Nzema
Sehwi
Vagla
Tampulma
Safaliba
Paasaal
Wali
Bowili
Nafaanra
Adamorobe Sign Language
Adele
Anyin
Bissa
Ewe
Ga
Ligbi
Anufo
Efutu
Animere
Bono
Avatime
Ahanta
Agotime
Western Sisaala
Tumulung Sisaala
Southern Birifor
Wasa
Tafi
Nyangbo
Kposo

Located in or Next to Body of Water

Atlantic Ocean

Different From

Ghana
Applies to Name of Subject
: Ghana
Criterion Used
:
Toponym Is Not Unique
Gana
Applies to Name of Subject
: Gana
Criterion Used
:
Toponym Is Not Unique

Democracy Index

6.5 (2021)
Reason for Preferred Rank
:
Most Recent Value
Point in Time
: 2021
Ranking
: 56
6.5 (2020)
Point in Time
: 2020

Human Development Index

32 items
0.46 (1990)
Point in Time
: 1990
0.466 (1991)
Point in Time
: 1991
0.47 (1992)
Point in Time
: 1992
0.475 (1993)
Point in Time
: 1993
0.477 (1994)
Point in Time
: 1994
0.483 (1995)
Point in Time
: 1995
0.487 (1996)
Point in Time
: 1996
0.492 (1997)
Point in Time
: 1997
0.497 (1998)
Point in Time
: 1998
0.502 (1999)
Point in Time
: 1999
0.507 (2000)
Point in Time
: 2000
0.505 (2001)
Point in Time
: 2001
0.512 (2002)
Point in Time
: 2002
0.515 (2003)
Point in Time
: 2003
0.521 (2004)
Point in Time
: 2004
0.533 (2005)
Point in Time
: 2005
0.54 (2006)
Point in Time
: 2006
0.55 (2007)
Point in Time
: 2007
0.561 (2008)
Point in Time
: 2008
0.566 (2009)
Point in Time
: 2009
0.574 (2010)
Point in Time
: 2010
0.585 (2011)
Point in Time
: 2011
0.592 (2012)
Point in Time
: 2012
0.6 (2013)
Point in Time
: 2013
0.6 (2014)
Point in Time
: 2014
0.607 (2015)
Point in Time
: 2015
0.611 (2016)
Point in Time
: 2016
0.616 (2017)
Point in Time
: 2017
0.62 (2018)
Point in Time
: 2018
0.631 (2019)
Point in Time
: 2019
0.632 (2020)
Point in Time
: 2020
0.632 (2021)
Point in Time
: 2021

Hashtag

Ghana

Gini Coefficient

43.5 (2016)
Point in Time
: 2016

Studied By

Ghana Studies

Inequality-Adjusted Human Development Index

12 items
0.384 (2010)
Point in Time
: 2010
0.411 (2011)
Point in Time
: 2011
0.418 (2012)
Point in Time
: 2012
0.425 (2013)
Point in Time
: 2013
0.425 (2014)
Point in Time
: 2014
0.431 (2015)
Point in Time
: 2015
0.436 (2016)
Point in Time
: 2016
0.442 (2017)
Point in Time
: 2017
0.446 (2018)
Point in Time
: 2018
0.455 (2019)
Point in Time
: 2019
0.457 (2020)
Point in Time
: 2020
0.458 (2021)
Point in Time
: 2021

Basic Form of Government

Democracy

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Male Population

15,723,678 (2019)
Point in Time
: 2019
16,051,315 (2020)
Point in Time
: 2020
16,375,536 (2021)
Point in Time
: 2021
16,695,114 (2022)
Point in Time
: 2022

Female Population

15,798,612 (2019)
Point in Time
: 2019
16,129,086 (2020)
Point in Time
: 2020
16,457,496 (2021)
Point in Time
: 2021
16,780,756 (2022)
Point in Time
: 2022
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