Learn everything you need to know about Ghana in under 2 minutes!
Est. Population:
26,908,262
Demonym:
Ghanaian
Religions:
Pentecostal (28.3%)
Protestant (18.4%)
Muslim (17.6%)
Catholic (13.1%)
Indigenous (5.2%)
Largest City:
Accra (2,070,463)
Other Cities:
Kumasi (2,035,064)
Tamale (371,351)
Takoradi (311,206)
Sekondi (228,342)
Ashiaman (190,972)
Region:
Western Africa
Bodies of Water:
Atlantic Ocean (South)
Total Area:
238,533 km2 (95.4% land, 4.6% water)
Total Land:
2,420 km
Total Coastline:
539 km
Climate
Tropical
Terrain:
Low plains
Plateau in the south-center
Highest Point
Mount Afadjato (885 m)
Lowest Point
Sea Level
Natural Disasters
Droughts
Dry winds
Type:
Constitutional democracy
Head of State and Government:
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
Admin. Divisions
10 Regions
Independence:
6 March 1957 (from the United Kingdom)
Nat'l Symbol:
Black Star
Nat'l Anthem:
God Bless our Homeland Ghana
GDP Per Capita
$4,300 (USD)
Currency
₵ (Cedi)
Exchange Rate
$1 (USD) = ₵ (Cedi)0
Internet Code
.gh
Telephone Code
+233
Episode 34 - Ghana
Posted on Friday January 20, 2017
Panafest celebrates roots, and Africans around the world who have roots in this region come to celebrate this.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gh.html (Majority of information)
https://www.citypopulation.de/Ghana-Cities.html (City population data)
Wolfram|Alpha (Currency exchange data)
Information accurate to best of ability as of 5 November 2016
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