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Capital Ghana : |
Accra .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Ghana :
| Burkina Faso 549 km, Cote d'Ivoire 668 km, Togo 877 km .
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| Climate Ghana :
| tropical; warm and comparatively dry along southeast coast; hot and humid in southwest; hot and dry in north .
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| Life expectancy Ghana :
| 56.27 years .
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| Fertility rate Ghana :
| 3.17 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Ghana :
| constitutional democracy .
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| Population Ghana :
| 20 757 032.
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| Area Total Ghana :
| 239,460 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Ghana :
| 302,300 (2003) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Ghana :
| 799,900 (2003) .
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| International Country Code Ghana :
| 233.
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| Sex ratio total Ghana :
| 1 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex Ghana ratio under 15 :
| 1.02 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Ghana ratio 15 64 :
| 0.99 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Ghana ratio 65 :
| 0.89 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance Ghana :
| $110 million (2003) |
| HIV Ghana :
| 3.1% (2003 est.) |
| Population below poverty line Ghana :
| 31.4% (1992 est.) |
| Literacy Ghana :
| 74,80% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Ghana :
| 2,20% |
| House hold income highest than 10% Ghana :
| 30.1% (1999) |
| Inflation Ghana :
| 26.7% (2003 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate Ghana :
| 20% (1997 est.) |
| Internet Users Ghana :
| 170,000 (2002) |
| Location Ghana :
| Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Cote d'Ivoire and Togo |
| Geographic Coordinates Ghana :
| 8 00 N, 2 00 W |
| Religion Ghana :
| Christian 63%, Muslim 16%, indigenous beliefs 21% |
| Administrative region Ghana :
| 10 regions; Ashanti, Brong-Ahafo, Central, Eastern, Greater Accra, Northern, Upper East, Upper West, Volta, Western |
| Terrain Ghana :
| mostly low plains with dissected plateau in south-central area |
| Elevation extremes lowest Ghana :
| Atlantic Ocean 0 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Ghana :
| Mount Afadjato 880 m |
| Natural resources Ghana :
| gold, timber, industrial diamonds, bauxite, manganese, fish, rubber, hydropower |
| Land use arable land Ghana :
| 16,26% |
| Land use permanentcrops Ghana :
| 9,67% |
| Irrigated land Ghana :
| 110 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards Ghana :
| dry, dusty, northeastern harmattan winds occur from January to March; droughts |
| Environment current issues Ghana :
| recurrent drought in north severely affects agricultural activities; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; poaching and habitat destruction threatens wildlife populations; water pollution; inadequate supplies of potable water |
| Geography note Ghana :
| Lake Volta is the world's largest artificial lake |
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Divisions
Ashanti
Brong-Ahafo
Central
Eastern
Greater Accra
Northern
Upper East
Upper West
Volta
Western
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