Location: Situated in the centre of tropical countries along the Gulf of Guinea (West Africa).
Neighbouring States: La Cote d'Ivoire (West), Togo (East), Burkina Faso (North). to the South is the Gulf of Guinea.
Area: 238,537km2 (92,000sq miles) - about the size of Britain (244,015 Km2). Form of Government: Constitutional Multiparty Democracy.
Legal System: Based on English Common Law and Customary Law. Independence: March 6, 1957 (from Britain).
Population: 18.8 million (2000 census). Annual Population Growth Rate: 30% Age Breakdown: Under 15,5%; 15-29, 26.4%; 30-44, 14.6%; 45-59, 8.1% Urban Rural Ratio: 33% to 67%
Major Cities: Accra (Capital), Kumasi, Tamale, Tema, Sunyani, Bolgatanga, Cape Coast, Ho, Koforidua, Wa, Sekondi-Takoradi.
Some Port Cities and Towns: Accra/Tema, Cape Coast, Sekondi/Takoradi, Buipe, Yape, Yeji, Sogakope, Dodi
Major Languages: English (official), Dagaare, Gurune, Brong, Ewe, Akan (Twi & Fante), Dagbani, Nzima and Ga (Adangbe)
Ethnic Groups: 99.8 Black African with over 100 ethnic groups.
Religion: Christian - 69%, Muslim - 16% and Traditional African Faiths Mothers 7%
Major trading partners include: US, Germany, France, Japan, South Korea, and the UK
Life Expectancy: Female - 59, Male - 56.
Literacy Rate: 74.8%
Male - 82.7% Female- 67.1%
Population Growth Rate: -1.45%(2003 est)
Weight & Measurements: -Metric
Administrative Divisions (10 Regions)
| Region |
Population |
Percentage |
| Ashanti |
3,187,607 |
17.3% |
| G. Accra |
2,909,643 |
17.8% |
| Eastern |
2,108,852 |
11.5% |
| Northern |
1,854,994 |
10.1% |
| Western |
1,842,878 |
10.1% |
| Brong Ahafo |
1,824,822 |
9.9% |
| Volta |
1,612,299 |
8.8% |
| Central |
1,580,047 |
8.6% |
| Upper East |
917,251 |
5.0% |
| Upper West |
573,860 |
3.1% |
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| Total |
18,412,247 |
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Climates: the climate, which is tropical id divided into three zones-southern forest belt (warm and humid), coastal belt (warm and dry), and northern grass-lands (hot and dry). The main rainy season occurs between April and October. It is dry and hot the rest of the year, November - March. Temperatures range from 22 C and 32 C. In the dry season these rise to 40 C and in very extreme cases 45 C. |
