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GHANA


MAJOR FINDINGS OF GHANA
Official name: Republic of Ghana (Republic of Ghana).
Nationality: Ghanaian.
National Day: March 6 (Independence).
Capital: Accra.
Major Cities: Accra (949 100), Kumasi (385,200), Tamale (151 100), Tema (110,000), Sekondi-Takoradi (103,600) (1988).
Language: English (official), regional languages.
Religion: Traditional beliefs 38%, Islam 30% Christianity 24% (Catholic 12.1%, African Christians 4.9%, Protestant 4.9%, Anglican 2.1%), other 8% (1995).

GEOGRAPHY:
Location: West Africa.
Local Time: + 3 hours.
Area: 238 538 km2.
Climate: equatorial.
Forest area: 90,000 km2 (1995).

POPULATION:
Total: 20.2 million (2000), and 44% Akan, Mossi-Dagomba 16%, euês 13%, gas 8%, other 19% (1996).
Density: 84.68 inhabitants/km2.
Urban population: 37% (1998).
Rural population: 63% (1998).
Population growth: 2.7% per year (1995-2000).
Fertility rate: 5.15 children per woman (1995-2000).
Life expectancy M / F: 58/62 years (1995-2000).
Infant mortality: 66 per thousand births (1995-2000).
Illiteracy: 29.8% (2000).
HDI (0-1): .556 (1998).

POLICY:
Form of government: Presidential Republic.
Administrative divisions: 10 regions subdivided into 110 districts.
Political parties: National Democratic Congress (NDC), New Patriotic (NPP).
Legislative branch: unicameral - Parliament with 200 members elected by direct vote for a term of four years.
Constitution in force: 1992.

ECONOMY:
Currency: cedi again.
GDP: U.S. $ 7.5 billion (1998).
GDP agriculture: 10% (1998).
Industry GDP: 7% (1998).
GDP services: 83% (1998).
GDP growth: 4.2% per year (1990-1998).
Income per capita: U.S. $ 390 (1998).
Labor force: 9 million (1998).
Agriculture: cocoa, coffee, banana, palm fruit, coconut, lemon and lime, cassava, kola nut.
Livestock: cattle, sheep, goats and poultry.
Fishing: 446 900 t (1997).
Mining: gold, diamond, bauxite, manganese ore.
Industry: Food, textile, automotive, construction materials (cement), paper, chemicals, petroleum extraction.
Exports: $ 1.5 billion (1998).
Imports: $ 1.7 billion (1998).
Trading partners: UK, USA, Germany, Switzerland, Holland (Netherlands).

DEFENCE:
Actual total: 7000 (1998).
Expenditures: $ 132 million (1998).

FOREIGN RELATIONS:
Organizations: World Bank, the Commonwealth, IMF, WTO, UN, OAU.

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