Motto: "Freedom and Justice"
Anthem: God Bless Our Homeland Ghana
Capital (and largest city)
Accra 5°33′N, 0°15′W
Official languages
English
Demonym
Ghanaian
Government
Constitutional presidential republic
President
John Agyekum Kufuor
Vice-President
Alhaji Aliu Mahama
Independence
from the United Kingdom
Declared
6 March 1957
Republic
1 July 1960
Constitution
28 April 1992
Area
Total
238,535 km² (91st) 92,098 sq mi
Water (%)
3.5
Population
2007 estimate
23,000,000[ (48th)
Density
93/km² (103rd) 215/sq mi
GDP (PPP)
$70 Billion (75th)
Per capita
$3141 (130th)
HDI (2007)
▲ 0.553 (medium) (136th )
Currency
Ghanaian cedi (GHS)
GHS
Time zone
GMT (UTC0)
Summer (DST)
Internet TLD
.gh
Calling code
+233