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Ghana

Upper EastNorthernVoltaBrong AhafoWesternUpper WestCentralGreater AccraAshantiEasternUpper EastNorthernVoltaBrong AhafoWesternUpper WestCentralGreater AccraAshantiEasternBurkinaFasoCôted'IvoireBeninTogo
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Profile

Background and figures as recorded in the CIA World Factbook.

Ghana is a multiethnic country rich in natural resources and is one of the most stable and democratic countries in West Africa. Ghana has been inhabited for at least several thousand years, but little is known about its early inhabitants. By the 12th century, the gold trade started to boom in Bono (Bonoman) state in what is today southern Ghana, and it became the genesis of the Akan people's power and wealth in the region. Beginning in the 15th century, the Portuguese, followed by other European powers, arrived and competed for trading rights.

Capital
Accra
Government
presidential republic
Population
35,336,133
Area
238,533 sq km
Location
Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Cote d'Ivoire and Togo
Climate
tropical; warm and comparatively dry along southeast coast; hot and humid in southwest; hot and dry in north
Natural resources
gold; timber; industrial diamonds; bauxite; manganese; fish…
Languages
Asante 16%; Ewe 14%; Fante 11.6%; Boron (Brong) 4.9%…
Religions
Christian 71.3% (Pentecostal/Charismatic 31.6%; Protestant 17.4%; Catholic 10%; other 12.3%)…
Independence
6 March 1957 (from the UK)
Administrative divisions
16 regions; Ahafo, Ashanti, Bono, Bono East, Central, Eastern, Greater Accra, North East, Northern, Oti, Savannah, Upper…
Currency
cedis (GHC)
Export partners
Switzerland 24%; UAE 18%; India 8%; South Africa 7%…
Import partners
China 30%; Netherlands 8%; India 5%; USA 5%…

Source: CIA World Factbook — a work of the US government, in the public domain

Subdivisions

10 on file. Listed because operations, tax and reporting are usually organised at this level rather than nationally.

NameTypeCode
Upper EastRegionGH-UE
NorthernRegionGH-NP
VoltaRegionGH-TV
Brong AhafoRegionGH-BA
WesternRegionGH-WP
Upper WestRegionGH-UW
CentralRegionGH-CP
Greater AccraRegionGH-AA
AshantiRegionGH-AH
EasternRegionGH-EP

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Currency
cedis (GHC)
Languages
Asante 16%; Ewe 14%; Fante 11.6%; Boron (Brong) 4.9%…
Government
presidential republic
Climate
tropical; warm and comparatively dry along southeast coast; hot and humid in southwest; hot and dry in north

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