Area: 238,537 square kilometers
Population: 18.4 million (2000 census)
Population growth rate2.5 (2000 Census) 
Pop. density : 77.1 per sq. km. (2000 census) - Urban (1990): 33%.
Birth rate: 44.66 births/1,000 population (1993 est.)
Death rate: 12.52 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.) 
Net migration rate: -1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.) 
Infant mortality rate: 84.5 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.) 

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 55.19 years 
                     male- 53.27 years   female- 57.17 years 
Total fertility rate: ~6 children/woman (1995 est.)
Nationality: noun - Ghanaian(s); adjective - Ghanaian 
Ethnic divisions: black African 99.8%
major tribes: Akan 44% Mole-Dagomba 16% Ewe 13% Ga 8% 
    European and other 0.2%

 Religions: Christian-42.8%; Muslim-12.0% ; Other religions-38.2%
Languages: English (official), African (Akan, Mole-Dagomba, Ewe,and Ga)
Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990)
total population: 60%   male: 70%   female: 51% 

Labor force: total- 3.7 million
agriculture and fishing- 54.7%; industry- 18.7%; sales and clerical- 15.2%
services, transportation, and communications- 7.7%; professional 3.7%; 
note: 48% of population of working age (1983)