Africa > Western Africa > Ghana | |
Official Name Republic of Ghana | |
Motto Freedom and Justice | |
Region Africa | |
Sub-Region Western Africa | |
Capital Accra | |
Currency Ghanaian New Cedi (GHS) | |
Independence Day 6 Mar 1957: Independence from the United Kingdom in 1957. | |
Population 27,043,093 | |
Nationality Ghanaian | |
Ethnic Group 47.5% Akans (11.5 mln), 16.6% Dagbani / Mole (4 mln), 13.9% Ewe (2.9 mln), 7.4% Ga-Adangbe (1.8 mln), 5.7% Gurma (0.7 mln), 3.7% Guan / Gonja (0.3 mln), 2.5% Gurunsi (0.1 mln), 1.1% Bissa / Mande (0.1 mln), 1.6% Other (0.1 mln) | |
Area 238,533 km2 | |
Neighbor Countries Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Togo | |
Time Zone GMT (UTC+0) | |
Geo Location Latitude 8.00, Longitude -2.00 | |
Dialing Code +233 | |
ISO 9166 alpha 2 code GH | |
ISO 9166 alpha 3 code GHA | |
ISO 9166 numeric 3 code 288 | |
Code for International Olympic Committee GHA | |
Country Domain (ccTLD) .gh | |