| Land area (sq. km) |
227,540.00 |
WDI |
| Arable land (% of land area) |
18.39 (2003) |
WDI |
| Population, total |
21,664,440.00 |
WDI |
| Population growth (annual %) |
2.11 |
WDI |
| Population density (people per sq. km) |
95.21 |
WDI |
| Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) |
57.90 |
WDI/UN/UNICEF |
| Life expectancy at birth, total (years) |
57.20 |
WDI |
| Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) |
68.00 |
WDI |
| Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of population)** |
31.4 (1992 est.) |
WDI/CIA/UNICEF |
| Urban population (% of total) |
47.04 |
WDI |
| Ethnic breakdown |
Black African 98.5% (major tribes - Akan 44%, Moshi-Dagomba 16%, Ewe 13%, Ga 8%, Gurma 3%, Yoruba 1%), European and other 1.5% (1998) |
CIA |
| Religious breakdown |
Christian 63%, Muslim 16%, indigenous beliefs 21% |
CIA |
| Language |
English (official), African languages (including Akan, Moshi-Dagomba, Ewe, and Ga) |
CIA |
| Capital City |
Accra |
CIA |
| Character of government |
Constitutional democracy; Administrative Division: 10 regions; Independence day: 6 March 1957 (from UK) |
CIA* |
| Current President/Prime Minister |
President John Agyekum KUFUOR (since 7 January 2001) |
CIA* |
| Executive branch description |
President is both the chief of state as well as the head of government. cabinet: Council of Ministers; president nominates members subject to approval by Parliament. elections: president and vice president elected on the same ticket by popular vote for four years term (eligible for second term) |
CIA* |
| Legislative branch description |
unicameral Parliament (230 seats; note - increased from 200 seats in last election; members are elected by direct, popular vote to serve four-year terms) |
CIA* |
| Judicial branch description |
Supreme Court |
CIA |
| Women in national parliament (% of total) |
9.00 |
WDI |
| Foreign aid per capita (current US$) |
62.67 |
WDI |
| Foreign direct investment, net inflow (BoP, current US$ bn) ** |
0.14 |
WDI |
| GDP growth (annual %) |
5.80 |
WDI |
| GDP per capita (constant 2000 US$) |
278.46 |
WDI |
| Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) |
12.63 |
WDI |
| Military expenditure (% of GDP) |
0.80 |
WDI/CIA/WRI |
| Military expenditure (% of central government expenditure) |
3.81 |
WDI/WRI/Dept of State/UNICEF |
| Health expenditure, public (% of GDP) |
1.43 (2003) |
WDI/WRI |
| Education expenditure, public (% of GDP) |
4.11 (1999) |
WDI/WRI |
| Main export |
gold, cocoa, timber, tuna, bauxite, aluminum, manganese ore, diamonds |
CIA |
| Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) |
20.00 (1997 est) |
WDI/CIA |
| External debt, total (DOD, current US$) |
7,035,100,160.00 |
WDI/CIA |
| Currency |
Cedi (GHC) |
CIA |
| Local Currency Rate, per US$ |
8,677.40 |
CIA |
| Internet users (per 1,000 people) |
16.99 |
WDI/Comp Industry Almanac |
| Mobile phone subscribers (per 1,000 people) |
78.24 |
WDI |
| Personal computers (per 1,000 people) |
5.17 |
WDI |
| Telephone mainlines (per 1,000 people) |
14.46 |
WDI |
