Ghana: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: 7.85705 / longitude: -0.99375

General information

Education

This nation has a number of interesting universities, including University of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. The average length of time residents spend in school is 12 years (including tertiary education).

Economy

In 2021 the GDP was $77,594,279,054 USD, placing it at position 67 in the market. The local currency (GHS) is represented by the symbol ₵.

Geography

Accra serves as this nation's capital and the country shares a border with Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Togo. The inhabitants speak the following languages: English. 238,533 km² make up the entire country, a postcode system isn't employed and the key cities are: Accra, Kumasi, Accra, Ho, Kumasi.

Population

This country represents 0.37% of the world's population with about 27,670,174 individuals. In this country, the median age is 21.40 years and the birth growth rate is around 2.19%.

Culture

There are UNESCO listed sites: Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions, Asante Traditional Buildings. Here is a list of famous dishes in this country: Fufu.

Good to know

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana is a good place to find out more details on this country. The country's websites have the domain name ".gh", the country's ISO code is GH, phone numbers start with +233

Summary

Flag
ISO code GH
Capital Accra
Population 27,670,174
World percentage 0.37%
Median age 21.40 years
Population growth rate 2.19%
Main cities
Borders
Spoken languages English
GDP (2021) $77,594,279,054
GDP position #67
Currency code GHS
Currency symbol
School life expectancy 12 years
National dish Fufu
TLD .gh
Phone prefix +233
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana

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