Ghana (Republic of Ghana), GH

Ghana: Independent country in West Africa

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Quick Facts about Republic of Ghana

Population :	26,908,262
Country :	Ghana, Portuguese Empire
Head of government :	President of Ghana, Prime Minister of Ghana
Plate code :	GH
Area :	238535 km²
Official name :	Ghana, Ghana, la République du Ghana
Continent :	Africa
Easternmost point :	Point(1.19948387 6.11239242)
Northernmost point :	Point(-0.27 11.17)
Legislative body :	Parliament of Ghana
Named for :	Ghana Empire
Official language :	English
Capital :	Accra
Establishment :	January 01, 1957 (66 years ago)
Time Zone :	UTC±00:00
Local time :	00:51:48 (31st May 2023)

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Geography

Republic of Ghana is located at 8°6'0"N 1°12'0"W (8.1000000, -1.2000000). It has 3 neighbors: Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Togo.

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The largest city of Republic of Ghana is Accra with a population of 2,270,000. Other cities include, Hohoe population 56,202, Winneba population 44,254, Konongo population 41,238 and Axim population 24,500. See all Republic of Ghana cities & populated places.

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Nana Akufo-Addo ,

Republic of Ghana has 3 neighbours.

Republic of Côte d’Ivoire Independent country in West Africa
Burkina Faso Independent country in Africa
Togolese Republic Independent country in Africa

Central Region
Greater Accra Region
Northern Region
Volta Region
Eastern Region
Ashanti Region
Upper East Region
Western Region
Upper West Region
Brong-Ahafo Region

Demographics

Year	Population	% Change	Method
1960	6,652,516	-	estimation process
1961	6,866,780	3.12%	estimation process
1962	7,085,698	3.09%	estimation process
1963	7,303,664	2.98%	estimation process
1964	7,513,510	2.79%	estimation process
1965	7,710,761	2.56%	estimation process
1966	7,891,194	2.29%	estimation process
1967	8,057,629	2.07%	estimation process
1968	8,221,194	1.99%	estimation process
1969	8,397,508	2.1%	estimation process
1970	8,597,133	2.32%	estimation process
1971	8,827,429	2.61%	estimation process
1972	9,083,737	2.82%	estimation process
1973	9,350,286	2.85%	estimation process
1974	9,604,475	2.65%	estimation process
1975	9,831,636	2.31%	estimation process
1976	10,023,738	1.92%	estimation process
1977	10,190,202	1.63%	estimation process
1978	10,354,855	1.59%	estimation process
1979	10,551,189	1.86%	estimation process
1980	10,802,497	2.33%	estimation process
1981	11,118,132	2.84%	estimation process
1982	11,488,683	3.23%	estimation process
1983	11,895,742	3.42%	estimation process
1984	12,311,805	3.38%	estimation process
1985	12,716,887	3.19%	estimation process
1986	13,104,616	2.96%	estimation process
1987	13,480,997	2.79%	estimation process
1988	13,853,171	2.69%	estimation process
1989	14,233,006	2.67%	estimation process
1990	14,628,693	2.7%	estimation process
1991	15,043,053	2.75%	estimation process
1992	15,471,695	2.77%	estimation process
1993	15,907,265	2.74%	estimation process
1994	16,339,278	2.64%	estimation process
1995	16,760,926	2.52%	estimation process
1996	17,169,151	2.38%	estimation process
1997	17,568,461	2.27%	estimation process
1998	17,968,830	2.23%	estimation process
1999	18,384,302	2.26%	estimation process
2000	18,825,034	2.34%	estimation process
2001	19,293,392	2.43%	estimation process
2002	19,786,307	2.49%	estimation process
2003	20,301,686	2.54%	estimation process
2004	20,835,514	2.56%	estimation process
2005	21,384,034	2.57%	estimation process
2006	21,947,779	2.57%	estimation process
2007	22,525,659	2.57%	estimation process
2008	23,110,139	2.53%	estimation process
2009	23,691,533	2.45%	estimation process
2010	24,200,000	2.1%	estimation process
2011	24,820,706	2.5%	estimation process
2012	25,366,462	2.15%	estimation process
2013	25,904,598	2.08%	estimation process
2014	27,224,472	4.85%	(Worldbank)
2015	27,849,205	2.24%	(Worldbank)
2016	28,308,301	1.62%	estimation process
2017	26,908,262	-5.2%	estimation process
2018	29,767,108	9.6%	(Worldbank)
2019	30,417,856	2.14%	(Worldbank)

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