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Capital | Accra |
Government | Constitutional democracy |
Currency | Cedi (GHC) |
Area | total: 239,460 km2 land: 230,940 km2 water: 8,520 km2 |
Population | 22,409,572 (July 2006 est.) |
Language | English (official), African languages (including Akan, Moshi-Dagomba, Ewe, and Ga) |
Religion | Indigenous beliefs 21%, Muslim 16%, Christian 63%, tiny population of Jews (c. 800 (est.)) |
Electricity | 240V/50Hz (UK plug) |
Calling Code | +233 |
Internet TLD | .gh |
Time Zone | UTC |
Ghana is in West Africa. It borders Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north and Togo to the east.