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

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СКАЧАТЬ president and vice president elected on the same ticket

       by popular vote for four-year terms; election last held 7 December

       2004 (next to be held December 2008)

       election results: John Agyekum KUFUOR reelected president in

       election; percent of vote - John KUFUOR 53.4%, John Atta MILLS 43.7%

      Legislative branch:

       unicameral Parliament (230 seats; note - increased from 200 seats

       in last election; members are elected by direct, popular vote to

       serve four-year terms)

       elections: last held 7 December 2004 (next to be held December 2008)

       election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -

       NPP 128, NDC 92, other 10

      Judicial branch:

       Supreme Court

      Political parties and leaders:

       Convention People's Party or CPP [Nii Noi DOWUONA, general

       secretary]; Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere or EGLE [Owuraku AMOFA,

       chairman]; Great Consolidated Popular Party or GCPP [Dan LARTY];

       National Convention Party or NCP [Sarpong KUMA-KUMA]; National

       Democratic Congress or NDC [Dr. Huudu YAHAYA, general secretary];

       New Patriotic Party or NPP [Samuel Arthur ODOI-SYKES]; People's

       Convention Party or PCP [P. K. DONKOH-AYIFI, acting chairman];

       People's Heritage Party or PHP [Emmanuel Alexander ERSKINE];

       People's National Convention or PNC [Edward MAHAMA]; Reform Party

       [Kyeretwie OPUKU, general secretary]

      Political pressure groups and leaders:

       NA

      International organization participation:

       ACP, AfDB, AU, C, ECOWAS, FAO, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC,

       ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol,

       IOC, IOM (observer), ISO, ITU, MIGA, MINURSO, MONUC, NAM, OAS

       (observer), ONUB, OPCW, UN, UNAMSIL, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL,

       UNITAR, UNMEE, UNMIK, UNMIL, UNOCI, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO,

       WMO, WToO, WTO

      Diplomatic representation in the US:

       chief of mission: Ambassador Alan J. KYEREMATEN

       consulate(s) general: New York

       FAX: [1] (202) 686–4527

       telephone: [1] (202) 686–4520

       chancery: 3512 International Drive NW, Washington, DC 20008

      Diplomatic representation from the US:

       chief of mission: Ambassador Mary Carlin YATES

       embassy: 6th and 10th Lanes, 798/1 Osu, Accra

       mailing address: P. O. Box 194, Accra

       telephone: [233] (21) 775–347, 775–348

       FAX: [233] (21) 701–813

      Flag description:

       three equal horizontal bands of red (top), yellow, and green with a

       large black five-pointed star centered in the yellow band; uses the

       popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia; similar to the flag of

       Bolivia, which has a coat of arms centered in the yellow band

      Economy Ghana

      Economy - overview:

       Well endowed with natural resources, Ghana has roughly 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. The domestic economy continues to

       revolve around subsistence agriculture, which accounts for 35% of

       GDP and employs 60% of the work force, mainly small landholders.

       Ghana opted for debt relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor Country

       (HIPC) program in 2002. Policy priorities include tighter monetary

       and fiscal policies, accelerated privatization, and improvement of

       social services. Receipts from the gold sector should help sustain

       GDP growth in 2004. Inflation should ease, but remain a major

       internal problem.

      GDP:

       purchasing power parity - $44.44 billion (2003 est.)

      GDP - real growth rate:

       4.7% (2003 est.)

      GDP - per capita:

       purchasing power parity - $2,200 (2003 est.)

      GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 35.4% industry: 25.4% services: 39.2% (2003 est.)

      Investment (gross fixed):

       24.5% of GDP (2003)

      Population below poverty line:

       31.4% (1992 est.)

      Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: 2.2% highest 10%: 30.1% (1999)

      Distribution of family income - Gini index:

       40.7 (1999)

      Inflation rate (consumer prices):

       26.7% (2003 est.)

      Labor force:

       10 million (2003 est.)

      Labor force - by occupation:

       agriculture 60%, industry 15%, services 25% (1999 est.)

      Unemployment rate:

       20% (1997 est.)

      Budget:

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