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Full country name: Republic of Ghana
Area: 238,540 sq km
Population: 19.7 million
Capital city: Accra (pop 1.3 million)
People: Akan (44%), Mole-Dagbane (16%), Ewé (13%), Ga (8%), Guan, Gurma, Gonja, Dagomba
Languages: English (official language), Ewé, Ga, Twi
Religion: Christian (60%), Muslim (15%), traditional African religions (25%)
Government: Parliamentary democracy
President: John Agyekum Kufuor
GDP: US$22.6 billion
GDP per head: US$1,320
Inflation: 9%
Major industries: Mining, lumber, cocoa, light manufacturing
Major trading partners: US, Germany, France, Japan, South Korea
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