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238,537
km² (92,100 sq miles²) - 17,453,000 people
Land boundaries: 2,093
km Burkina
Faso
548 km, Cote
d Ivoire
668 km, Togo
877 km
Coastline: 539 km
Country Code +233
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Republic of Ghana
independant since 1957
first African Colony to become independant from
Great Britain
Capital: Accra
political
head of State: President
languages: English
economy
GNP $37.4 billion
GNP/person $1,900
home to 0/500
of the World larges companies
currency: 1 Cedi = 100 Pesewas
national
holiday:
Independence
Day, March 6 (1957)