Republic of Ghana | |
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Motto: "Freedom and Justice" | |
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| Capital and largest city | Accra 5°33′N 0°12′W / 5.550°N 0.200°W |
| Official languages | English[1][2] |
| Recognised national languages | |
| Ethnic groups |
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| Religion |
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| Demonym(s) | Ghanaian |
| Government | |
| Nana Akufo-Addo | |
| Mahamudu Bawumia | |
| Alban Bagbin | |
| Kwasi Anin-Yeboah | |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Independence from the United Kingdom | |
• Dominion | 6 March 1957 |
• Republic | 1 July 1960 |
| 28 April 1992 | |
| Area | |
• Total | 239,567 km2 (92,497 sq mi) (80th) |
• Water (%) | 4.61 (11,000 km; 4,247 mi2) |
| Population | |
• 2020 estimate | 31,072,940[5] (47th) |
• 2010 census | 24,200,000[6] |
• Density | 101.5/km2 (262.9/sq mi) (103rd) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $226 billion[7] |
• Per capita | $7,343[7] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $69.757 billion[7] |
• Per capita | $2,266[7] |
| Gini (2012) | 42.4[8] medium |
| HDI (2019) |  0.611[9]medium · 138th |
| Currency | Cedi (GHS) |
| Time zone | UTC (GMT) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy mm/dd/yyyy |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +233 |
| ISO 3166 code | GH |
| Internet TLD | .gh |
Ghana
Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana which was formerly called Gold Coast, is a country along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean, in the subregion of West Africa. Spanning a land mass of 238,535 km2 (92,099 sq mi), Ghana is bordered by the Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, Togo in the east, the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean in the south. Ghana means "Warrior King" in the Soninke language.