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🇬🇭Ghana

Africa · Western AfricaSovereign stateAU
ISOGH · GHA · 288
LAT,LNG8.00, -2.00
TEL+233

Ghana is a sovereign country in Western Africa, Africa. Its capital is Accra. It has a population of about 31,072,945 across 238,533 km² — roughly 130 people per km². The currency is the Ghanaian cedi (GHS ₵). The official language is English. Its ISO 3166 codes are GH, GHA, 288, and the international calling code is +233.

Capital
Accra
#47
Population
31,072,945
#83
Area
238,533 km²
#88
Density
130 /km²

Key facts about Ghana

GET/alpha/GH
Calling code
+233
Currencies
GHS ₵
Languages
English
Timezones
UTC
Demonym
Ghanaian
Top-level domain
.gh
ISO codes
GH · GHA · 288
Coordinates
8.00, -2.00
Capital
Accra

Other names for Ghana

Ganaガーナ

Largest cities in Ghana (12)

GET/cities?country=GH

Countries bordering Ghana (3)

GET/borders/ghana

Frequently asked questions about Ghana

What is the capital of Ghana?

The capital of Ghana is Accra.

What is the population of Ghana?

Ghana has a population of about 31,072,945, the 47th largest in the world.

What currency is used in Ghana?

Ghana uses the Ghanaian cedi (GHS, symbol ₵).

What languages are spoken in Ghana?

The main language of Ghana is English.

What is the calling code for Ghana?

The international dialing code for Ghana is +233.

Which countries border Ghana?

Ghana shares land borders with Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, and Togo.

Query Ghana from the API

Every value on this page is available from the free REST API — no key required. Each endpoint below is filled in for Ghana; copy any URL and run it.

This country
GET countries.dev/alpha/GH
Full record by ISO alpha-2 codeDocs
GET countries.dev/alpha/GHA
Full record by ISO alpha-3 codeDocs
GET countries.dev/numericcode/288
Look up by ISO numeric codeDocs
GET countries.dev/cioc/GHA
Look up by IOC (Olympic) codeDocs
GET countries.dev/name/ghana
Search by country nameDocs
Places in this country
GET countries.dev/cities?country=GH
Largest cities in GhanaDocs
GET countries.dev/borders/ghana
Neighbouring countries (full records)Docs
GET countries.dev/cities/near?lat=8&lng=-2
Nearest cities to its centre pointDocs
Find similar countries
GET countries.dev/region/Africa
Countries in AfricaDocs
GET countries.dev/subregion/Western%20Africa
Countries in Western AfricaDocs
GET countries.dev/currency/GHS
Countries using the Ghanaian cediDocs
GET countries.dev/lang/en
Countries that speak EnglishDocs
GET countries.dev/callingcode/233
Countries with calling code +233Docs
GET countries.dev/timezone/UTC
Countries in UTCDocs
GET countries.dev/tld/gh
Countries on the .gh domainDocs
GET countries.dev/demonym/Ghanaian
Countries whose people are "Ghanaian"Docs
GET countries.dev/capital/Accra
Find a country by capital (Accra)Docs
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