The Republic of Ghana is a country in West Africa. It borders Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south.
Ghana is a country located on the Gulf of Guinea, only a few degrees north of the Equator, therefore giving it a warm climate. The Greenwich Meridian also passes through Ghana, specifically through the industrial city of Ghana-Tema; so it is said that Ghana is geographically closer to the "centre" of the world than any other country. The coastline is mostly a low, sandy shore backed by plains and scrub and intersected by several rivers and streams.
Formerly, a tropical rainforest belt, broken by heavily forested hills and many streams and rivers, extended northward from the coast, but most of the rainforest was felled in the twentieth century, leaving scattered remnants, principally in the southwest, some of which are under protection. North of this belt, the land is covered by low bush, park-like savannah, and grassy plains.
Capital: Accra
Government: Constitutional democracy
Currency: Cedi (GHC)
Area total: 239,460 km2
land: 230,940 km2
water: 8,520 km2
Population: 22,409,572 (July 2006 est.)
Language: English (official), African languages (including Akan, Moshi-Dagomba, Ewe, and Ga)
Religion: Indigenous beliefs 21%, Muslim 16%, Christian 63%, tiny population of Jews (c. 800 (est.))
Electricity: 240V/50Hz (UK plug)
Calling Code: +233
Internet TLD: .gh
Time Zone: UTC