| Ghana :
Geographic coordinates
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8 00 N, 2 00 W
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| Ghana :
Population growth rate
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1.79%
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| Ghana :
Birth rate
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28.95 births/1,000 population
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| Ghana :
Death rate
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10.26 deaths/1,000 population
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| Ghana :
People living with HIV/AIDS
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340,000
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| Ghana :
Independence
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6 March 1957
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| Ghana :
National holiday
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Independence Day, 6 March
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| Ghana :
Constitution
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28 April 1992
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| Ghana :
GDP
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purchasing power parity - $37.4 billion
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| Ghana :
GDP - per capita
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purchasing power parity - $1,900
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| Ghana :
Electricity - consumption
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5.573 billion kWh
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| Ghana :
Exports
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$1.6 billion gold, cocoa, timber, tuna, bauxite, aluminum, manganese ore, diamonds
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| Ghana :
Imports
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$2.2 billion capital equipment, petroleum, foodstuffs
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| Ghana :
Telephones
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200,000
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| Ghana :
Mobile cellular
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30,000
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| Ghana :
Radio broadcast stations
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AM 0, FM 18, shortwave 3
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| Ghana :
Radios
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4.4 million
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| Ghana :
Television broadcast stations
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11
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| Ghana :
Televisions
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1.73 million
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| Ghana :
Internet country code
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.gh
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| Ghana :
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
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1
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| Ghana :
Internet users
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20,000
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| Ghana :
Railways
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953 km
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| Ghana :
Highways
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39,409 km
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| Ghana :
Waterways
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1,293 km
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| Ghana :
Pipelines
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N/A
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| Ghana :
Ports and harbors
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Takoradi, Tema
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| Ghana :
Merchant marine
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6 ships
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| Ghana :
Airports
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12
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| Ghana :
Heliports
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N/A
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| Ghana :
Military branches
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Army, Navy, Air Force, National Police Force, Palace Guard, Civil Defense
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| Ghana :
Military expenditures
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$53 million
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