Ghana - Introduction

Here, we have some interesting facts about Ghana. Ghana (officially: Republic of Ghana) is a country in Africa, precisely in Western Africa, with a population of about 35.0 Millions inhabitants today (2024-11-01). The capital city of Republic of Ghana is Accra, and the official country TLD code is .gh. Ghana has cca2, cca3, cioc, ccn3 codes as GH, GHA, GHA, 288 respectively. Check some other vital information below.

Ghana , Coat of Arms
Names
Common Ghana
Official Republic of Ghana
Common (Native) Ghana
Official (Native) Republic of Ghana
Alternative spellings GH
Translations ⬇️
Languages
eng English
Geography
User Country Flag

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Ghana is located in Western Africa and has a total land area of 238533 km². It is bounded by Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Togo and the capital city is Accra

Region/Continent Africa
Subregion Western Africa
TimeZone UTC
Capital city Accra
Area 238533 km²
Population 2024-11-01 35.0 Millions
Bordered Countreies Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Togo
Demonym
eng Male: Ghanaian / Female: Ghanaian
fra Male: Ghanéen / Female: Ghanéenne
Lat/Lng 8, -2
Historical data and more
The National Flag of Ghana

The flag of Ghana is composed of three equal horizontal bands of red, gold and green, with a five-pointed black star centered in the gold band.

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Currency
Name Ghanaian cedi
Code GHS
Symbol
Other info
Idependent yes, officially-assigned
UN Member country yes
Start of Week monday
Car Side right
Codes
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 GH
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 GHA
ISO 3166-1 numeric 288
International calling code +233
FIFA 3 Letter Code GHA
All Important Facts about Ghana

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Ghana is found in Western Africa