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GeographyLocation: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Cote d'Ivoire and Togo
Area: Land boundaries: total 2,093 km, Burkina 548 km, Cote d'Ivoire 668 km, Togo 877 km Coastline: 539 km
PeoplePopulation: 17,763,138 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 3.06% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 43.57 births/1,000 population Death rate: 12.02 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: -0.94 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 81.7 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 6.09 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: black African 99.8% (major tribes - Akan 44%, Moshi-Dagomba 16%, Ewe13%, Ga 8%), European and other 0.2% Religions: indigenous beliefs 38%, Muslim 30%, Christian 24%, other 8% Languages: English (official), African languages (including Akan, Moshi-Dagomba,Ewe, and Ga)
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
Government
Names:
Type: constitutional democracy Capital: Accra Independence: 6 March 1957 (from UK) Constitution: new constitution approved 28 April 1992
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $22.6 billion National product real growth rate: 5% National product per capita: $1,310 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 25% Unemployment rate: 10%
Electricity:
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