Ghana

Africa · Western Africa

Ghana

Republic of Ghana
Africa · Western Africa · Capital: Accra

Quick facts about Ghana

Official name	Republic of Ghana
Capital	Accra
Continent & subregion	Africa · Western Africa
Population	33,787,914 people (world rank 46)
Area	238,533 km²
Density	142 people/km²
Share of world population	0.42% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$80.5 billion
Urbanisation	57.8% urban population
Life expectancy	65.5 years
Currency	Ghanaian cedi (₵) — GHS
Languages	English
Internet domain	`.gh`
Calling code	+233
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$2,384 · see world ranking
Internet Users	70.7% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	3.4 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	28.4 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	0.7 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	30.7% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Ghana did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

Burkina Faso Ivory Coast Togo

The geographic position is roughly 8°, -2°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.