Ghana

Summary Location: Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Cote d'Ivoire and Togo 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.) Capital: name: Accra geographic coordinates: 5 33 N, 0 13 W time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) GDP per capita: $2,600 (2006 est.)

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Ghana appears in the following lists •  Most Populated Countries in Africa •  Countries Receiving the Most African Aid •  Cocoa Producing Countries •  Gold Producing Countries •  Countries with the Highest Inflation Rates

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