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Republic of Ghana, West Africa, on the Gulf of Guinea, population 18,000,000, 238,536 sq km.
It borders Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso in the north, Togo to the east, and borders the Gulf of Guinea to its south.
The capital and largest city is Accra.
Well endowed with natural resources, Ghana has twice the per capita output of the poorer countries in West Africa. Even so, Ghana remains heavily dependent on international financial and technical assistance. Gold, timber, and cocoa production are major sources of foreign exchange. |
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