  Ghana
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| If an award were given for the country with the friendliest people in West Africa, Ghana would be a strong contender. Spend a few hours in the breezy capital at Accra, and youll swear the wind and waves off the Gulf of Guinea have infused the land and peo |
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| Capital: Accra |
| Official languages: English |
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| Government:Constitutional presidential republic |
| President:John Agyekum Kufuor |
| Vice President:Alhaji Aliu Mahama |
| Independence:6 March 1957Â, United Kingdom |
| Population:23,000,000 |
| Currency:Ghanaian cedi (GHS) |
| Description:If an award were given for the country with the friendliest people in West Africa, Ghana would be a strong contender. Spend a few hours in the breezy capital at Accra, and youll swear the wind and waves off the Gulf of Guinea have infused the land and peo |
| Location:Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Cote dIvoire and Togo |
| Area:239 460 sq_km |
| Natural Resource gold, timber, industrial diamonds, bauxite, manganese, fish, rubber, hydropower, petroleum, silver, salt, limestone |
| Internet Code:.gh |
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