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Area > Comparative
slightly smaller than Oregon |
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Area > Land
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230,940 sq km |
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[78th of 238]
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Area > Total
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239,460 sq km |
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[84th of 250]
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Capital city with population
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Accra - 1,970,400 |
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Climate
tropical; warm and comparatively dry along southeast coast; hot and humid in southwest; hot and dry in north |
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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Mount Afadjato 880 m |
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Forested Land
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27.8% |
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[99th of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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8 00 N, 2 00 W |
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Land boundaries > Border countries
Burkina Faso 549 km, Cote d'Ivoire 668 km, Togo 877 km |
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Land use > Arable land
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17.54% |
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[65th of 258]
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Largest city population
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1,673,000 |
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[63rd of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Accra - 1,970,400 |
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Location
Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Cote d'Ivoire and Togo |
Map references
Africa |
Natural hazards
dry, dusty, northeastern harmattan winds occur from January to March; droughts |
Natural resources
gold, timber, industrial diamonds, bauxite, manganese, fish, rubber, hydropower, petroleum, silver, salt, limestone |
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Population density
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82.11 people per sqkm |
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[110th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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97.18 people/m²
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[88th of 204]
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Surface area > sq. km
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238,540 km²
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[80th of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Mount Afadjato |
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Ghana, Republic of Ghana
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