Ghana

Exact population: 25,241,998 (July 2012 est.)
Literacy: Total population: 74.8%; male: 82.7%; female: 67.1%
Ethnicities: Black African 98.5% (major tribes - Akan 44%, Moshi-Dagomba 16%, Ewe 13%, Ga 8%, Gurma 3%, Yoruba 1%), European and other 1.5% (1998)
Land boundaries: Total: 2,094 km; border countries: Burkina Faso 549 km, Cote d'Ivoire 668 km, Togo 877 km
Terrain: Mostly low plains with dissected plateau in south-central area
Extremes: Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m; highest point: Mount Afadjato 880 m
Imports: Nigeria 12.6%, China 11.4%, UK 6.6%, US 6.4%, France 4.9%, Netherlands 4.2% (2004)
Exports: Netherlands 12.3%, UK 10%, France 6.9%, US 6.4%, Belgium 4.7%, Germany 4.6%, Japan 4.2% (2004)
Industries: Mining, lumbering, light manufacturing, aluminum smelting, food processing, cement, small commercial ship building

Source: CIA World Factbook