Area: 238.595 Km˛
Population: 19.894.000 (2001 est.)
Density: 83 pop/Km˛

System of government: Presidential Republic
Capital: Accra (950.000 pop., 1.673.000 urban aggl.)
Major cities: Kumasi 450.000 pop.
Ethnic majority: Akan 53%, Moshi-Dagomba 16%, Ewe 12%, Ga-Adangme 8%, others 11%
Border countries: Cote d'Ivoire WEST, Burkina Faso NORTH, Togo EAST

Principal mountains: Afadjoto 885 m
Principal rivers: Black Volta 800 Km (ghanaian tract, total 1600 Km)
Principal lakes: Lake Volta 8482 Km˛ (artificial)
Principal islands: -
Climate: Tropical

Language: English (official), Kwa, Gur and others ethnic dialects
Religion: Indigenous Beliefs 38%, Muslim 30%, Christian 24%
Currency: Cedi (GHC)