Ghana
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Quick Facts
- Capital
- Accra
- Population
- 35,336,133 (2025 est.)
- Area
- 238,533 sq km
- Government
- presidential republic
- Languages
- Asante 16%, Ewe 14%, Fante 11.6%, Boron (Brong) 4.9%, Dagomba 4.4%, Dangme 4.2%, Dagarte (Dagaba) 3.9%, Kokomba 3.5%, Akyem 3.2%, Ga 3.1%, other 31.2% (2010 est.)
- Religions
- Christian 71.3% (Pentecostal/Charismatic 31.6%, Protestant 17.4%, Catholic 10%, other 12.3%), Muslim 19.9%, traditionalist 3.2%, other 4.5%, none 1.1% (2021 est.)
- Ethnic Groups
- Akan 45.7%, Mole-Dagbani 18.5%, Ewe 12.8%, Ga-Dangme 7.1%, Gurma 6.4%, Guan 3.2%, Grusi 2.7%, Mande 2%, other 1.6% (2021 est.)
- Currency
- cedis (GHC)
- Life Expectancy
- 70.1 years (2024 est.)
- Internet Domain
- .gh
- 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
- Natural Resources
- gold, timber, industrial diamonds, bauxite, manganese, fish, rubber, hydropower, petroleum, silver, salt, limestone
- Major Exports
- gold, crude petroleum, cocoa beans, manganese ore, cocoa paste (2023)
Source: CIA World Factbook (public domain)
Overview
Ghana is a multiethnic country rich in natural resources and is one of the most stable and democratic countries in West Africa. Ghana has been inhabited for at least several thousand years, but little is known about its early inhabitants.