Ghana: map, capital and facts
Ghana is a country in Western Africa. Its capital is Accra. Its official language is English.
Ghana covers about 238,533 km², making it the 80th-largest by area of the 194 countries in Warmer. Roughly 35.1 million people live there, the 47th-most populous.
Ghana shares land borders with 3 countries: Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and Togo.
Where is Ghana?
Ghana is in Western Africa. Its centre lies at roughly 8°N, 2°W, in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
Ghana is shown in yellow; numbers mark the neighbouring countries listed below.
Ghana facts
| Capital | Accra |
|---|---|
| Continent | Africa |
| Region | Western Africa |
| Area | 238,533 km² (80th largest) |
| Population | 35,064,272 (47th most populous) |
| Language | English |
| Currency | Ghanaian cedi (₵) |
| Landlocked | No |
| Land borders | 3 |
| Centre point | 8°N, 2°W |
Countries that border Ghana
- Burkina Faso, capital Ouagadougou
- Ivory Coast, capital Yamoussoukro
- Togo, capital Lomé
Other countries near Ghana
Measured as the straight-line distance between the countries' centres.
- Benin, about 500 km
- Liberia, about 840 km
- Guinea, about 940 km
- Mali, about 1,020 km
- Sierra Leone, about 1,050 km
Guess Ghana in Warmer
In Warmer, you guess a mystery country and the globe runs warmer as you close in. Every guess also shows clue tiles, and the facts above are exactly what they compare. If Ghana were the answer, guessing it would show:
- Continent: Africa
- Subregion: Western Africa
- Hemisphere: Northern
- Landlocked: No
- Area: 238,533 km²
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More countries in Western Africa
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo.
Country data from mledoze/countries, boundaries from Natural Earth (public domain). Population figures are approximate. All countries.