The 2004 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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       life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower

       population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of

       population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July

       2004 est.)

      Age structure:

       0–14 years: 38% (male 3,988,800; female 3,904,989)

       15–64 years: 58.3% (male 6,030,151; female 6,071,725)

       65 years and over: 3.7% (male 359,042; female 402,325) (2004 est.)

      Median age:

       total: 20 years

       male: 19.8 years

       female: 20.3 years (2004 est.)

      Population growth rate:

       1.36% (2004 est.)

      Birth rate:

       24.9 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

      Death rate:

       10.67 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

      Net migration rate:

       −0.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

      Sex ratio:

       at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female

       under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female

       15–64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female

       65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female

       total population: 1 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

      Infant mortality rate:

       total: 52.22 deaths/1,000 live births

       female: 49.25 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)

       male: 55.1 deaths/1,000 live births

      Life expectancy at birth:

       total population: 56.27 years

       male: 55.36 years

       female: 57.22 years (2004 est.)

      Total fertility rate:

       3.17 children born/woman (2004 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

       3.1% (2003 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

       350,000 (2003 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - deaths:

       30,000 (2003 est.)

      Major infectious diseases:

       typhoid fever, malaria, yellow fever, schistosomiasis

       overall degree of risk: very high (2004)

      Nationality:

       noun: Ghanaian(s)

       adjective: Ghanaian

      Ethnic groups:

       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)

      Religions:

       Christian 63%, Muslim 16%, indigenous beliefs 21%

      Languages:

       English (official), African languages (including Akan,

       Moshi-Dagomba, Ewe, and Ga)

      Literacy:

       definition: age 15 and over can read and write

       female: 67.1% (2003 est.)

       male: 82.7%

       total population: 74.8%

      People - note:

       there are 9,500 Liberians, 2,000 Sierra Leoneans, and 1,000

       Togolese refugees residing in Ghana (2002)

      Government Ghana

      Country name:

       conventional long form: Republic of Ghana

       conventional short form: Ghana

       former: Gold Coast

      Government type:

       constitutional democracy

      Capital:

       Accra

      Administrative divisions:

       10 regions; Ashanti, Brong-Ahafo, Central, Eastern, Greater Accra,

       Northern, Upper East, Upper West, Volta, Western

      Independence:

       6 March 1957 (from UK)

      National holiday:

       Independence Day, 6 March (1957)

      Constitution:

       approved 28 April 1992

      Legal system:

       based on English common law and customary law; has not accepted

       compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

      Suffrage:

       18 years of age; universal

      Executive branch:

       chief of state: President John Agyekum KUFUOR (since 7 January

       2001); Vice President Alhaji Aliu MAHAMA (since 7 January 2001);

       note - the president is both the chief of state and head of

       government

       head of government: President John Agyekum KUFUOR (since 7 January

       2001); Vice President Alhaji Aliu MAHAMA (since 7 January 2001);

       note - the president is both the chief of state and head of

       government

       cabinet: Council of Ministers; president nominates members subject

       to approval by Parliament

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