Ghana
Republic of Ghana
Ghana sits in Western Africa and uses GHS - Ghanaian cedi (₵). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Accra
Population
35M
Area
238.5K km2
Population
35M
35,039,451 people
Area
238.5K km2
238,533 square kilometers
Density
147/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Accra
5.55, -0.22
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Ghana, officially listed here as Republic of Ghana, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Ghana, GH, GHA, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Ghana is grouped under Africa, more specifically Western Africa, with Africa shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 35,039,451 people and a land area of 238,533 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 147 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 8, -2, while the capital coordinate reference is 5.55, -0.22. Ghana shares listed land borders with BFA, CIV, TGO, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Accra (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Kumasi, Accra, Tamale, Ashaiman and Cape Coast. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Ghana, capital of Ghana, and major urban areas in Ghana. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary presidential republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include African Union, Commonwealth and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Ghana uses calling code +233, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists GHS - Ghanaian cedi (₵), while language records include English. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as GH. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 43.5 for 2016.
How to use this profile
This Ghana profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
GH / GHA
Top-level domains
.gh
Continents
Africa
Border countries
BFA, CIV, TGO
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
GH
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Ghana is represented by the GH country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Kumasi
Ashanti
3,903,480
admin
#2
Accra
Greater Accra
1,782,150
primary
#3
Tamale
Northern
1,095,808
admin
#4
Ashaiman
Greater Accra
208,060
City
#5
Cape Coast
Central
189,925
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary presidential republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+233
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC
Languages
English
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
43.5
2016