President: The presidency rotates every eight months between a Serb, a Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) and a Croat. Prime minister: Vjekoslav Bevanda
Interim President: John Dramani Mahama
Population
3,879,296
24,652,402
Life Expectancy
78.960 years
61.450 years
Capital City
Sarajevo
Accra
Largest city
Sarajevo (population: 696,731)
Accra (population: 1,963,260)
Human Development Index
0.802
0.533
GDP per capita
$8,200 US
$3,100 US
Literacy Rate
96.7%
57.9%
Corruption Perception Index
3.2
3.9
Percentage of Women in Parliament
12.3%
10.9%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
43.300%
11.000%
Death Penalty
NA
Abolished in practice
Political System
emerging federal democratic republic
constitutional democracy
Independence date
1 March 1992 (from Yugoslavia; referendum for independence completed 1 March 1992; independence declared 3 March 1992)
6 March 1957 (from UK)
Religions
Muslim 40%, Orthodox 31%, Roman Catholic 15%, other 14%
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
Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
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)
konvertibilna markas (BAM) per US dollar - 1.3083 (2008 est.), 1.4419 (2007), 1.5576 (2006), 1.5727 (2005), 1.5752 (2004) note: the convertible mark is pegged to the euro
cedis (GHC) per US dollar - 1.1 (2008 est.), 0.95 (2007), 9,174.8 (2006), 9,072.5 (2005), 9,004.6 (2004) note: in 2007 Ghana revalued its currency with 10,000 old cedis equal to 1 new cedis
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.400%
1.700%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
Location
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Croatia
Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Cote d'Ivoire and Togo
Area
51,197 km sq
238,533 km sq
Coastline
20 km
539 km
Climate
hot summers and cold winters; areas of high elevation have short, cool summers and long, severe winters; mild, rainy winters along coast
tropical; warm and comparatively dry along southeast coast; hot and humid in southwest; hot and dry in north
