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Geography

Capital: Accra
Area: 238.537 sq km
Borders with: Eastern border with Togo, Western border with Côte d'Ivoire, Northern border with Burkina Faso and Southern border with Gulf of Guinea 


People

Population: 30.42 M (2019)
Population Growth Rate: 2.4 % (2015-2020)
Ethnic Groups: Akan (47.5 %), Mole-Dagbani (16.6 %), Ewe (13.9 %), Ga-Dangme (7.4%), Guan (3.7%), Gurma (5.7%), Grusi (2.5%), Mande (1.1%) and Others (1.4%). 
Language: English (official), Asante, Ewe, Fante, Brong, Dagomba, Dangme, Dagarte, Akyem, Ga, Akuapem and many more.
Religion: Christian (71.2 %), Muslim (17.6 %), Traditional (5.2%), None 5.3 %


Economy

Currency: Ghana Cedi (GH₵). 1 GH₵ = 1.44 DKK (October 2017)
GDP Growth:  
6.48 % (2019)
GDP per capita: 
USD 2,202.1 (2019)
External Debt: 
37.0 % of GDP (2020 Prov.)
Total Public Debts: 
76.1 % (2020 Prov.)
Inflation (Consumer Prices): 
10.3 % (March 2021)
Export: 
Mainly cocoa, gold, crude oil and timber
Export value: 
USD 24.099 B (2019)
Danish Development Assistance (DKK million): 
237 (2014), 227 (2015), 260 (2016)
Danish-Ghanaian Intra-state trade: Export: 
DKK 273 M - Import: DKK 296 M (2016)


Government

Head of State: President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
Vice President: Mr. Mahamudu Bawumia