Ghana Country Profile
Ghana at a glance:
| Location | Ghana is on the West coast of Africa |
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| Population | 23.35 million Source: World Development Indicators database, April 2009 |
| Peoples | Many ethnic groups with wide cultural diversity and 11 official Ghanaian languages including Asante Twi, Akuapem Twi, Fante, Nzema, Ewe, Ga, Dangme, Gonja, Dagbani, Dagaare, Kasem |
| Economy | About 60 percent of the labour force engage in subsistence farming; cash crops include cocoa, shea butter, oil palm |
| Natural resources | Gold, cocoa and timber are top foreign exchange earners |
| Economic growth (GDP) | 6.2 percent in 2008 Source: World Development Indicators database, April 2009 |
| Average annual income per person | $670 in 2008 Source: http://siteresources.worldbank.org/DATASTATISTICS/Resources/GNIPC.pdf accessed 3 Nov 2009 |
| Education | Literacy level among adults 65 percent; on completion of Primary 6: 26 percent Sources: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/ghana_statistics.html accessed 3 Nov 2009 and GoG, NEA results 2007 respectively |
