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Ghana Facts & Figures |
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 Ghana
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
8 00 N, 2 00 W |
| Decimal Latitude |
8.0000 |
| Decimal Longitude |
-2.0000 |
| Area |
total: 239,460 sq km land: 230,940 sq km water: 8,520 sq km |
| Climate |
tropical; warm and comparatively dry along southeast coast; hot and humid in southwest; hot and dry in north |
| Terrain |
mostly low plains with dissected plateau in south-central area |
| Population |
22,931,299 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Asante 14.8%, Ewe 12.7%, Fante 9.9%, Boron (Brong) 4.6%, Dagomba 4.3%, Dangme 4.3%, Dagarte (Dagaba) 3.7%, Akyem 3.4%, Ga 3.4%, Akuapem 2.9%, other 36.1% (includes English (official)) (2000 census) |
| Imports |
capital equipment, petroleum, foodstuffs-99 |
| Exports |
gold, cocoa, timber, tuna, bauxite, aluminum, manganese ore, diamonds-99 |
| Hazards |
dry, dusty, northeastern harmattan winds occur from January to March; droughts |
| Resources |
gold, timber, industrial diamonds, bauxite, manganese, fish, rubber, hydropower, petroleum, silver, salt, limestone |
| Geography |
Lake Volta is the world's largest artificial lake |
| Nationality |
noun: Ghanaian(s) adjective: Ghanaian |
| Capital |
name: Accra geographic coordinates: 5 33 N, 0 13 W time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Internet Country Code |
.gh |
| Internet Users |
401,300 (2005) |
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Source:
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