Fact Sheet
Ghana
Official Title:
Republic of Ghana
General Information
Capital: Accra
Population (million): 24.926
Total Area: 239,460km2
Currency: 1 CAN$ = 1.84 Cedi (GHS) (2012)
National Holiday: 6 March, National Day
Language(s): English (official), Twi, Ewe, Fante, Ga, Hausa.
Political Information
Type of State:
Republic
Type of Government:
Unicameral Parliament, 275 members elected by universal suffrage every four years.
Head of State:
President John Dramani Mahama
Head of Government:
President John Dramani Mahama
Ministers:
Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration : Hannah TETTEH
Trade and Industry: Haruna IDDRISU
Finance and Economic Planning: Seth TERKPER
Main Political Parties:
National Democratic Congress (NDC), the ruling party
New Patriotic Party (NPP), the main opposition party
Elections:
Last: December 2012 (Presidential and Legislative). Next: December 2016 (Presidential and Legislative).
Economic Information (2012)
Please note that the economic statistics reflect Canadian dollars and the yearly averages for the year. If listed as ’0’ or absent, the statistic is currently unavailable.
| Type | Ghana | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| GDP: ($ billion) | 38.92 | 1818.32 |
| GDP per capita: ($) | 1561.57 | 52209.92 |
| GDP growth rate: (%) | 6.98 | 1.84 |
| Inflation: (%) | 9.16 | 1.52 |
| Unemployment: (%) | 0 | 7.29 |
Trade and Investment (2012)
Canadian exports to country: $216,246,122
Canadian imports from country: $20,325,714
FDI in Canada: (2011) $ million
CDI in Ghana: (2011) $ million
Representation
Foreign Representation in Canada:
High Commissioner Samuel VALIS-AKYIANU
Canadian Representation Abroad:
High Commissioner Trudy KERNIGHAN
May 2013
Sources include: Statistics Canada, IMF
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