
- September 14, 2015
- Guide
Facts & Stats – A brief guide to the Republic of Ghana
Demographics
Population: 27 million
Official language: English
Ethnic groups:
- 47.5% Akan (11.5 m.)
- 16.6% Dagbani / Mole (4 m.)
- 13.9% Ewe (2.9 m.)
- 7.4% Ga-Adangbe (1.8 m.)
- 5.7% Gurma (0.7 m.)
- 3.7% Guan / Gonja (0.3 m.)
- 2.5% Gurunsi (0.1 m.)
- 1.1% Bissa / Mande (0.1 m.)
- 1.6% Other (0.1 m.)
Life expectancy: Females 67 years, Males 66 years
Infant mortality: 39 per 1,000 live births
Literacy rate: Approx. 72%
Geography
Capital: Accra, population 2.3 million (2012)
Area: 238,535 km2 (82nd)
Coastline: 560 km
Calling code: +233
Largest lake: Lake Volta 8,502 km2 (one of the world’s largest man-made lakes)
Highest mountain: Mount Afadjato (885 m)
Neighbouring countries: Cote d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Togo
Government
Indepent from the U.K. since: 6 March 1957
Government: Constitutional Republic
President: John Dramani Mahama (since 2012)
Economy and technology
Currency: Ghana cedi (GHS)
GDP: $108.259 billion (total), $4,129 (per capita)
Internet users: 5.2 million (19%)
Climate
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Record high °C | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
Average high °C | 27.5 | 27.5 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
Average low °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Record low °C | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 17 |
Average rainfall mm | 16 | 37 | 73 | 82 | 145 | 193 | 49 | 16 | 40 | 80 | 38 | 18 |
Average rainy days | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
Public holidays:
New Year’s Day | Jan 1 |
Independence Day | Mar 6 |
Good Friday | Friday before Easter Sunday |
Easter Monday | Day after Easter Sunday |
May Day | May 1 |
African Unity Day | May 25 |
Republic Day | Jul 1 |
Founder’s Day | Sep 21 |
Farmers’ Day | First Friday of December |
Christmas Day | Dec 25 |
Boxing Day | Dec 26 |
Id-El-Fitr | A day after the end of Ramadan (date not fixed) |
Id-El-Adha | 3 months after Ramadan (date not fixed) |
Emergency phone numbers
Police: 191
Fire Service: 192/199
Ambulance: 193