GHANA AT GLANCE

• Official Name : Republic of Ghana

• National Day : 6 March

• Capital City : Accra

• Head of State : Nana Akufo-Addo

• Location : West Africa, bordered by Burkina Faso to the North, Togo to the East, Cote d’Ivoire to the West and the Gulf of Guinea (Ocean) to the South

• Land size : 238,537sq km

• Population : 30.8 million (2020 est.)

• Time Zone : GMT (Ghana does not operate day-light saving time)

• Languages spoken : English (official language), Twi, Ewe, Ga, Dagbani, Hausa, and others

• Religion : Christian (71%), Muslim (17%), Traditional Religion and Others (12%)

• Legal system : Based on English Common Law system

• Currency : Ghana Cedis – 1.00 GHS = 0.18 USD (January 2020)

• Real GDP Growth : 7.0 % (2020),

• Per Capita Income : US$1,900 (2012)

• Inflation : 8 % (January 2020)

• Monetary Policy Rate : 15.08 % (January 2020)

• Main Economic : Agriculture (42%), Service (49.5 %), Sectors (2009) Industry (18.9%)

• Exports : US$13.8 billion (2017)

• Main Exports : Cocoa, Gold, Timber, Tuna, Bauxite, Aluminum, Manganese Ore, Diamonds, Horticulture
Imports : US$11.88 billion (2018)

• Main Imports : Capital equipment, Petroleum products, Pharmaceuticals, food, and consumer items.

• Climate : Tropical climate with average temperatures of 26° C

• Airports : Kotoka International Airport (Int.), Kumasi Airport, Tamale Airport , Takoradi Airport, Sunyani Airport

• Harbours : Tema Harbour and Takoradi Harbour (https://www.ghanaports.gov.gh/)

• The Presidency: http://www.presidency.gov.gh/

Ghana is a West African country, bounded on the north by Burkina Faso, on the east by Togo, on the south by the Atlantic Ocean, and on the west by Cote d’Ivoire. Formerly, a British colony known as the Gold Coast, was led to independence by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah on the 6th of March, 1957. Ghana became the first black nation in sub-Saharan Africa to achieve independence from the colonial rule. The country is named after the ancient empire of Ghana, from which the ancestors of the inhabitants of the present country are thought to have migrated.