Ghana 
Facts
Population: 22,931,299
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2007 est.).
Age structure: 0-14 years: 38.2% (male 4,438,308/female 4,329,293)
15-64 years: 58.2% (male 6,661,512/female 6,687,738)
65 years and over: 3.6% (male 380,495/female 433,953) (2007 est.).
Population growth rate: 1.972% (2007 est.).
Birth rate: 29.85 births/1,000 population (2007 est.).
Death rate: 9.55 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.).
Net migration rate: -0.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.).
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.025 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.996 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.877 male(s)/female
total population: 1.003 male(s)/female (2007 est.).
Infant mortality rate: total: 53.56 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 58 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 48.99 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.).
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 59.12 years
male: 58.31 years
female: 59.95 years (2007 est.).
Total fertility rate: 3.89 children born/woman (2007 est.).
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 3.1% (2003 est.).
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 350,000 (2003 est.).
HIV/AIDS - deaths: 30,000 (2003 est.).
Nationality: noun: Ghanaian(s)
adjective: Ghanaian.
Ethnic groups: Akan 45.3%, Mole-Dagbon 15.2%, Ewe 11.7%, Ga-Dangme 7.3%, Guan 4%, Gurma 3.6%, Grusi 2.6%, Mande-Busanga 1%, other tribes 1.4%, other 7.8% (2000 census).
Religions: Christian 68.8% (Pentecostal/Charismatic 24.1%, Protestant 18.6%, Catholic 15.1%, other 11%), Muslim 15.9%, traditional 8.5%, other 0.7%, none 6.1% (2000 census).
Languages: Asante 14.8%, Ewe 12.7%, Fante 9.9%, Boron (Brong) 4.6%, Dagomba 4.3%, Dangme 4.3%, Dagarte (Dagaba) 3.7%, Akyem 3.4%, Ga 3.4%, Akuapem 2.9%, other 36.1% (includes English (official)) (2000 census).
Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 57.9%
male: 66.4%
female: 49.8% (2000 census).
GDP (purchasing power parity): $60 billion (2006 est.).
GDP - real growth rate: 6% (2006 est.).
GDP - per capita (PPP): $2,700 (2006 est.).
GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 37.3%
industry: 25.3%
services: 37.5% (2006 est.).
Labor force: 10.87 million (2006 est.).
Labor force - by occupation: agriculture: 60%
industry: 15%
services: 25% (1999 est.).
Population below poverty line: 31.4% (1992 est.).
Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: 2.2%
highest 10%: 30.1% (1999).
Inflation rate (consumer prices): 10.9% (2006 est.).
Unemployment rate: 20% (1997 est.).
Budget: revenues: $3.616 billion
expenditures: $3.947 billion; including capital expenditures of $NA (2006 est.).
Agriculture - products: cocoa, rice, coffee, cassava (tapioca), peanuts, corn, shea nuts, bananas; timber.
Industries: mining, lumbering, light manufacturing, aluminum smelting, food processing, cement, small commercial ship building.
Industrial production growth rate: 3.8% (2000 est.).
Electricity - production: 6.489 billion kWh (2004).
Electricity - consumption: 7.095 billion kWh (2004).
Electricity - exports: 900 million kWh (2004).
Electricity - imports: 1.96 billion kWh (2004).
Exports: $3.286 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.).
Exports - commodities: gold, cocoa, timber, tuna, bauxite, aluminum, manganese ore, diamonds.
Exports - partners: Netherlands 12.5%, UK 8.3%, US 6.7%, Belgium 5.8%, France 5.6%, Germany 4.4% (2005).
Imports: $5.666 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.).
Imports - commodities: capital equipment, petroleum, foodstuffs.
Imports - partners: Nigeria 15.2%, China 12.5%, US 6.3%, UK 5.2%, South Africa 4.5%, Brazil 4.1%, Netherlands 4% (2005).
Debt - external: $3.546 billion (2006 est.).
Economic aid - recipient: $6.9 billion (1999).
Currency (code): cedi (GHC).
Exchange rates: cedis per US dollar - 9,174.8 (2006), 9,072.5 (2005), 9,004.6 (2004), 8,677.4 (2003), 7,932.7 (2002).
Fiscal year: calendar year.
Statistics: C.I.A. World Factbook. Updated: July 20, 2007.
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People & Places
(Privately-owned), Accra
Pinoeer, The
(Independent conservative semi-weekly), Kumasi
Public Agenda
Accra
Public Agenda, The
(Privately-owned weekly), Accra
Search Light, The
(Privately owned), Accra
Searchlight, The
(Privately owned), Accra
Standard
(Catholic weekly), Accra
Ghana in the News
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The Obama administration is making it clear to African nations that it intends to play an increasing role in Africa's development and governance.
The United States wishes to respect the will of African people, but the tools of expression can be hard to reach without the declaration and enforcement of U.S. support.
The term
Obama's recent visit to Ghana says much about the country's potential, but it may say even more about the country Obama chose not to visit.
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