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Government
Long-form name: Republic of Ghana.
Type: military.
Capital: Accra.
Administrative divisions: 10 regions; Ashanti, Brong-Ahafo,
Central, Eastern, Greater Accra, Northern, Upper East, Upper
West, Volta, Western.
Independence: 6 March 1957 (from UK, formerly Gold Coast).
Constitution: 24 September 1979; suspended 31 December 1981.
Legal system: based on English common law and customary
law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction.
National holiday: Independence Day, 6 March (1957).
Executive branch: chairman of the Provisional National Defense
Council (PNDC), PNDC, Cabinet.
Legislative branch: unicameral National Assembly dissolved
after 31 December 1981 coup, and legislative powers were
assumed by the Provisional National Defense Council.
Judicial branch: Supreme Court.
Leaders: Chief of State and Head of Government--Chairman
of the Provisional National Defense Council Flt. Lt. (Ret.)
Jerry John RAWLINGS (since 31 December 1981).
Political parties and leaders: none; political parties outlawed
after 31 December 1981 coup.
Suffrage: none.
Elections: none.
Communists: a small number of Communists and sympathizers.
Member of: ACP, AfDB, CCC, Commonwealth, ECA, ECOWAS, FAO,
G-77, GATT, IAEA, IBA, IBRD, ICAO, ICO, IDA, IFAD, IFC,
ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IRC, ISO, ITU, NAM, OAU,
UN, UNESCO, UPU, WCL, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO.
Diplomatic representation: Ambassador Eric K. OTOO; Chancery
at 2460 16th Street NW, Washington DC 20009; telephone (202)
462-0761; there is a Ghanaian Consulate General in New York;
US--Ambassador Raymond C. EWING; Embassy at Ring Road East,
East of Danquah Circle, Accra (mailing address is P.O. Box 194,
Accra); telephone 775347 through 775349.
Flag: three equal horizontal bands of red (top), yellow,
and green with a large black five-pointed star centered
in the gold band; uses the popular pan-African colors of
Ethiopia; similar to the flag of Bolivia which has a coat
of arms centered in the yellow band.