Ghana — Country Profile
An overview of Ghana covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Ghana
The capital of Ghana is Accra. It has a population of approximately 34.4M. The country covers an area of 238,533 km². It is located in Western Africa.
The first Sub-Saharan African nation to gain independence from colonial rule (1957).
Geography
Ghana is a country in Western Africa, part of the Africa region. It covers an area of approximately 238,533 km². It shares land borders with Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, and Togo, totalling 3 neighbours.
Demographics & Languages
Ghana has a population of approximately 34,427,414 people. Population density is around 144.3 people per km². Its officially recognised languages include English, totalling 1 language. People from this country are referred to as Ghanaian.
Economy Overview
As of 2025, Ghana reports a nominal GDP of about $114.2 billion. The official currency is the Ghanaian cedi (GHS, symbol ₵). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 11.66 GHS.
Culture & Time
Ghana operates on a single time zone (Africa/Accra). Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.gh.
Government & Status
The capital of Ghana is Accra. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +233. Its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is GH.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP × debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.