Ghana

Graeme Villeret

8 years ago

Official name	Republic of Ghana
Name in local language	Ghana
Continent	Africa
Subcontinent	Sub-Saharan Africa
Population (ranking: 49^e)	30,280,811 inhabitants (2019)
Population growth	2.21 % / year
Area	238,553 km²
Density	126.94 inhabitants / km²
GDP (ranking: 75^e)	65.556 billions $USD (2018)
GDP/capita (ranking)	2,202 $USD (2018)
GDP growth	6.30 % / year (2018)
Life expectancy (ranking)	63.80 years (2018)
Birth rate	30.80 ‰ (2016)
Fertility rate	4.03 children / woman (2016)
Death rate (ranking)	7.10 ‰ (2016)
Infant mortality rate (ranking)	36.30 ‰ (2016)
Literacy rate	76.57 % (2015)
Official languages	English
Currency	Ghana cedi (₵ GHS)
HDI (ranking: 180^e)	0.596 / 1 (2018)
EPI (ranking)	49.66 (2018)
Government	Unitary presidential constitutional republic
Head of State	President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
National Day	6 March (independence in 1957) ; 1st July (republic)
ISO Codes	GH, GHA
Demonym	Ghanaian
Tourists (ranking)	897,000 people (2015)

A very strong development thanks to natural resources

Ghana is a West African country located on the shores of the Gulf of Guinea. The neighboring countries of Ghana are Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire) to the west, Burkina Faso to the north and Togo to the east.
The development of a country necessarily involves a stable and democratic political apparatus. Ghana, a very poor country, is now well established in the democratic system, and it is currently developing thanks to oil, as in the whole sub-region.

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Urban areas (2019)

Urban areas	Population
Accra Maps: Accra – satellite Accra – road map	5,390,455 inhabitants
Kumasi Maps: Kumasi – satellite Kumasi – routière	2,477,604 inhabitants
Cape Coast	1,256,805 inhabitants
Sekondi	726,905 inhabitants
Tamale	562,919 inhabitants
New Juaben	227,573 inhabitants
Ho	218,948 inhabitants
Bawku	217,791 inhabitants
East Akim	208,091 inhabitants
Hohoe	205,870 inhabitants
Obuasi	203,554 inhabitants
Yendi	199,592 inhabitants
Mfantsiman	196,563 inhabitants
Techiman	182,810 inhabitants
Keta	182,409 inhabitants
Birim	178,830 inhabitants
Ejisu Juaben	174,482 inhabitants
Assin North	161,341 inhabitants
Sunyani	151,378 inhabitants
Dormaa	139,955 inhabitants
West Akim	133,301 inhabitants
Asunafo North	124,685 inhabitants

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Administrative divisions

Regions	Population	Area
Ashanti	5,792,187 inhabitants	24,389 km²
Brong Ahafo	2,850,607 inhabitants	39,557 km²
Central	2,563,228 inhabitants	9,826 km²
Eastern	3,244,834 inhabitants	19,323 km²
Greater Accra	4,943,075 inhabitants	3,245 km²
Northern	3,062,883 inhabitants	70,384 km²
Upper East	1,273,677 inhabitants	8,842 km²
Upper West	849,123 inhabitants	18,476 km²
Volta	2,607,996 inhabitants	20,570 km²
Western	3,093,201 inhabitants	23,921 km²