Ghana

General Information about Ghana

  • Name: Ghana
  • African Abbreviation: GH
  • Capital City: Accra
  • Population: 31,072,940
  • African Subregion: Western Africa

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Economic Information

  • GDP (thousands): 66,983,634.22
  • GDP Growth (annual %) in 2019: 6.5
  • GDP Per Capita: 2202.1

A Brief Overview of Ghana

The people of Ghana are warm, friendly, and polite. They take life at a relaxed pace. In this society, people are more important than schedules. There are 6 major ethnic groups in the country, that break up into 60 smaller ones. 52 different languages and hundreds of dialects are spoken throughout the country, while the official language is English because of the country's British colonizers.

Individual conduct is seen as having a large impact on entire families, social groups, and community. Everyone is expected to be respectful and dignified. Ghana is often described as the land of festivals, music, and traditional dances.

The government in the country today is a unitary republic consisting of a president, parliament, cabinet, council of state, and an independent judiciary.

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