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System of government | presidential republic |
Country code | GH, GHA |
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Capital city | Accra |
Currency | Ghanaian cedi (GHS) |
Predominant religion | Protestant Christianity |
Former colonizer | United Kingdom (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) |
Membership | UN WTO MMF African Union |
Population | 29 614 337 people (46. place in the world) |
Area | 239 460 km2 (80. place in the world) |
Density | 124 people per km2 (65. place in the world) |
GDP per capita | 4 501 USD per capita (137. place in the world) |
Peacefulness | GPI Global Peace Index 1,796 (43. place in the world) |
Corruption | CPI Corruption Perceptions Index 41 (80. place in the world) |
Human development | HDI Human Development Index 0,592 (139. place in the world) |
Economy freedom | EFI Economy Freedom Index 57,5 (105. place in the world) |
Life expectancy | 63 years (162. place in the world) |
Income iequality | Gini coefficient 43,5 (125. place in the world) |
CO2 emissions | 18,626 Mt CO2/year (86. place in the world) |
CO2 emissions per km2 | 78 t CO2/km2/year (112. place in the world) |
CO2 emissions per capita | 0,6 t CO2/per capita/year (140. place in the world) |