Location: Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Cote d'Ivoire and Togo

National Capital: Accra

Area: 92,455 Square Miles

Population: 21.03 million

Languages: English (official), African languages (including Akan, Moshi-Dagomba, Ewe, and Ga)

Climate: tropical; warm and comparatively dry along southeast coast; hot and humid in southwest; hot and dry in north

Resources: gold, timber, industrial diamonds, bauxite, manganese, fish, rubber, hydropower, petroleum, silver, salt, limestone

Reference: Ghana