GHANA
Official Name:
REPUBLIC OF
GHANA
Country Profile Area: 239,460 sq km. Capital: Accra Population: 23,832,495 (CIA 2009 estimates) Language: English (official), Asante, Ewe, Fante, and others. Date of independence: 6 March, 1957 Currency: Cedic (GHC) Religion: Christianity, Islam and indigenous beliefs National Day: Independence Day; 6 March |
John Evans Atta Mills
President of Ghana
Administrative Divisions:
10 regions;
Ashanti, Brong-Ahafo, Central, Eastern, Greater Accra, Northern, Upper East, Upper West, Volta, Western
10 regions;
Ashanti, Brong-Ahafo, Central, Eastern, Greater Accra, Northern, Upper East, Upper West, Volta, Western