| Maps
showing location of Ghana: |
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| Capital: |
Accra
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| Population: |
23.1 million
(2006) |
| Size: |
238,537
square km |
| Languages: |
English
(official), Ga, Ewe, Fante, Hausa, Twi, Akan, Konkomba, Dagbani,
Gonja |
| Currency: |
1 Cedi = 100 Pesawas |
| Average
life expectancy: |
Overall, 57 years. Male
56.5 years, Female 57.4 years (2006) |
| Number
of doctors: |
15
physicians per 100,000 people (2006) |
| Literacy: |
Overall, 57.9%. Male
66.4%, Female 49.8% (2006) |
| Population
with access to safe water: |
75%
total population using improved drinking water sources (2006) |
| Number
of internet users: |
18 per 1000 people (2006) |
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| Statistical
sources: UN Dept of Economic and Social Affairs; UNDP Human Development Index 2006; UNICEF The State of the World's Children 2006; International Telecommunication Union 2006 |
