IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT GHANA Ghana is one of the world's largest gold and diamond producers, and is also known to be one of the largest producer of cocoa in the world as of 2025. Ghana's growing economic prosperity and democratic political system has made it a regional power in West Africa. It is also known to be the Gateway to West Africa as it re-exports to many land locked countries is the region like Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger etc. Capital: Accra Population: 35.6 Million (2025 estimate) Form of government: Multi party democracy Official language: English Currency: Ghanaian cedi Dialing code: +233 Gross Domestic Product - GDP US$ 66 billion (2025 estimate) GDP growth rate: 4.9% annual change (2025 estimate) Total imports US$ 22.49 billion (2025 estimate)
