Ghana
- Official Name:
- Republic of Ghana (Ghana)
- Area:
- 239.460 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 22.931.299 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 539 km
- Capital:
- Accra
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Takoradi, Tema
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: 12 nm
- Contiguous zone: 24 nm
- Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
- Continental shelf: 200 nm
- Political divisions:
- 10 regions; Ashanti, Brong-Ahafo, Central, Eastern, Greater Accra, Northern, Upper East, Upper West, Volta, Western
- Language(s):
- Asante 14,8%, Ewe 12,7%, Fante 9,9%, Boron (Brong) 4,6%, Dagomba 4,3%, Dangme 4,3%, Dagarte (Dagaba) 3,7%, Akyem 3,4%, Ga 3,4%, Akuapem 2,9%, other 36,1% (includes English (official)) (2000 census)
- National holiday:
- Independence Day, 6 March (1957)
- Nationality:
- Ghanaian(s)
- Official time:
- UTC 0.
- Member of:
- ACP, AfDB, AU, C, ECOWAS, FAO, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINURSO, MONUC, NAM, OAS (observer), OIF, ONUB, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNITAR, UNMEE, UNMIL, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
- Internet country code:
- .gh
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Cedi (GHC) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD2.700 (2006 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD 10.210.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 6% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2006 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 37,3%
- Industry: 25,3%
- Services: 37,5%
- Labor force:
- 10.870.000 (2006 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (1999):
-
- Agriculture 60%
- Industry: 15%
- Services 25%
- Unemployment rate:
- 20% (1997 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 10,9% (2006 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- 29% del PIB (2006 est.)
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD3.616.000.000
- Expenditures: USD3.947.000.000
- Public debt:
- 38,6% of GDP (2006 est.)
- Current account balance:
- USD -219.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Exports:
- USD 3.286.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Gold, cocoa, timber, tuna, bauxite, aluminum, manganese ore, diamonds
- Exports - Partners:
- Netherlands 12,5%, UK 8,3%, US 6,7%, Belgium 5,8%, France 5,6%, Germany 4,4% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 5.666.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Capital equipment, petroleum, foodstuffs
- Imports - partners:
- Nigeria 15,2%, China 12,5%, US 6,3%, UK 5,2%, South Africa 4,5%, Brazil 4,1%, Netherlands 4% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- USD 2.098.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Debt - external:
- USD 3.546.000.000 (2006)
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