Population: 19,894,014

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

Background: Formed from the merger of the British colony of the Gold Coast and the Togoland trust territory, Ghana in 1957 became the first country in colonial Africa to gain its independence. A long series of coups resulted in the suspension of the...

Currency: cedi (GHC, No information)

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