GHANA GHANA REGION AFRICA NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GLOBAL RELATIONS DATE OF INDEPENDENCE MARCH 6 1957 FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM DATE OF CURRENT CONSTITUTION APRIL 28 1992 POPULATION 18887626 1999 EST AREA 92098 SQ MI CAPITAL ACCRA FORM OF GOVERNMENT CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY NATURAL RESOURCES TIMBER GOLD BAUXITE MANGANESE INDUSTRIAL DIAMONDS FISH RUBBER MAIN INDUSTRIES MINING LIGHT MANUFACTURING ALUMINUM SMELTING FOOD PROCESSING AGRICULTURE COCOA COFFEE COCONUTS RICE CASSAVA EDIBLE ROOT PEANUTS CORN BANANAS TIMBER CURRENCY CEDI GDP 33.6 BILLION 1998 EST GDP PER CAPITA 1800 1998 EST LANGUAGES ENGLISH OFFICIAL AKAN MOSHI DAGOMBA EWE GA RELIGIONS TRADITIONAL AFRICAN BELIEF SYSTEMS ISLAM CHRISTIANITY LITERACY RATE 65 LIFE EXPECTANCY 55 YEARS MALE 59 YEARS FEMALE BIRTHRATE 32 PER 1000 POPULATION DEATH RATE 10 PER 1000 POPULATION
