About Ghana• GHANA IS A SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN COUNTRY
• POPULATION: 23.800M (2009) 24 MILLION (2010) • POPULATION GROWTH ANNUAL: 2.4 • GDP: 26.2 BILLION USD • GDP PER CAPITA: 1,098 USD • GDP GROWTH ANNUAL: 4.7 USD • LIFE EXPECTANCY TOTAL YEAR: 63.4 AT BIRTH • INFANT MORTALITY RATE: ( PER 1,000 BIRTHS ) 51.3 • LITERACY RATE, YOUTH: (FEMALE AGES 15 – 24 78.9 • PREVALENCE OF HIV/AIDS AGES 15 – 49 5.4 (2007) • TOTAL LAND AREA: ( 92456 SQ M) (239460 SQ KM) SOURCE: WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS (WORLD BANK WEBSITE) • INDEPENDENCE: MARCH 6, 1957 • GHANA HAS TEN (10) ADMINISTRATIVE REGIONS • GHANA HAS 170 ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICTS • DISTRICT ASSEMBLIES ARE THE POLITICAL AUTHORITIES • GHANA HAS 275 ELECTORAL CONSTITUENCIES • GHANA HAS HAD SIX SUCCESSFUL ELECTIONS SINCE 1992 |
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