Freedom and Justice (English) | |||||||
| Anthem | "God Bless Our Homeland Ghana" | ||||||
| Capital (and largest city) |
Accra | ||||||
| Language | English | ||||||
| Religion | Islam, Christianity, Traditional religion | ||||||
| Ethnic Group | Hausa; Yoruba; Igbo; Akan; Fon; Fang; Ewe; Moré–Dagbani; Tem | ||||||
| Demonym | Ghanaian | ||||||
| Government | Semi-parliamentary republic | ||||||
| Legislature | Parliament of Ghana | ||||||
| Population | 25,245,079 | ||||||
| Established | July 1, 1960 | ||||||
| Independence | from the United Kingdom | ||||||
| declared | March 6, 1957 | ||||||
| Currency | Ghanaian Pound (GHP)
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| Time Zone | GMT (UTC 0) | ||||||
| Calling Code | +233 | ||||||
| Internet TLD | .gh | ||||||
Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. Ghana is a semi-parliamentary republic with an executive president. It is bordered by the West African Federation to the north and east, Togo to the west and the Gulf of Guinea and Atlantic Ocean to the south. The word Ghana means "Warrior King" and is derived from the ancient Ghana Empire. Ghana is a member of the Commonwealth Confederation