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Country Overview
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Largest Cities
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City
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Population
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Estimated
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Accra
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1,963,264
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2020
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Kumasi
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1,468,609
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2020
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Tamale
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360,579
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2020
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| Region: |
Africa |
| Population: |
28,783,998 |
| Area Total: |
238,540km2 |
| Area Land: |
230,020km2 |
| Coast Line: |
539km |
| Capital: |
Accra |
| Climate: |
tropical -- warm and dry along the southeast coast ; hot and humid in the southwest; hot and dry in the north |
| Languages: |
English (official); indigenous African languages (including Asante Twi, Akuapim Twi, Fante, Ewe, Ga-Adangme, Nzema, Dagbani, Dagaari, Kasem, Frafra, Buli, Kusaal, Sisaala, Gonja) |
| Currency: |
1 new cedi (C) = 100 pesewas |
| Holiday: |
Independence Day is 6 March (1957), Republic Day is 1 July |
Average Daily Temperature
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| January: |
°C / 80.50°F |
| July: |
°C / 77.40°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 46.6" |
Boundaries
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Togo
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877 km
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Cote d `Ivoire
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668 km
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Burkina Faso
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548 km
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Ethnic Divisions
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Moshi-Dagomba
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0.00%
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Akan
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0.00%
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Ewe
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0.00%
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Ga
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0.00%
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Gurma
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0.00%
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Yoruba
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0.00%
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European
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0.00%
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other
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0.00%
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Religions
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Christian
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63.00%
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Indigenous
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21.00%
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Muslim
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16.00%
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CountryWire
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