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Population |
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Population:
19.2 Million
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Age structure: |
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0-14 years:42%
15-64 years:55%
65 years and over:3% (2000 est)
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Population growth rate
2% |
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Sources: World Bank |
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Capital
City |
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Accra -
Population 1.7 million |
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There are 75 spoken languages in
Ghana, but the principal one is English. |
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The three main religion groups in
Ghana are Christians, Animists and Muslims. The latter are mainly
concentrated in the more sparsely populated north. |
International
dialling code from UK |
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00 233 |
GDP
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Presenting a mid-year review
in March 2001 of the budget Finance Minister Osafo-Maafo recorded
an overall balance of payment deficit of $38.4 million for the half-year.
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Source: EIU World Outlook 2001 |
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