Area: 238 537 km2
Capital: Accra
Principal cities: Kumasi, Tamale, Tema, Takoradi, Cape Coast
Official language: English
Independence day: March 6
Population: 23,887,812 (CIA July 2010 est.)
Demographic growth: 1.787% per annum (CIA 2011 est.)
Life expectancy: 61.45 years (CIA 2011 est.)
Literacy rate: 57,9% (2000 census)
Religion(s): Christian 68.8% (Pentecostal/Charismatic 24.1%, Protestant 18.6%, Catholic 15.1%, other 11%), Muslim
Human development index: 0.532,136 out of 177 countries (UNDP 2004)
Currency: Cedi
GDP: $38.6billion (CIA 2011 est.)
GDP per capital: $ 3,100 (CIA 2011 est.)
Growth rate: 14.4% (GSS 2011 est.)
Rate of unemployment: 11% (CIA 2000 est.)
Rate of inflation: 8.8% (CIA 2011 est.)
Net budgetary position: -5.4% of the GDP (CIA 2011 est)
Balance of payment: 546.5million dollars (BOG 2011 est)
Export partners: Netherlands 11.7%, UK 7 %, France 5.7%, Ukraine 5%, Belgium 4.6% (CIA 2011)
Import partners: China 16.6%, Nigeria 12.7%, US 8.4%, Cote d'Ivoire 6.2%, France 4.2%, UK 4.5% (CIA 2011)
Contribution of various sectors to GDP: Service : 48.5% Industry: 25.9%; Agriculture: 25.6% (GSS 2011 est)