Full Name Ghana Capital Accra Form of Government Constitutional Presidential Republic Date of Independence 6 March, 1957 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 238,535 km2 (91st) 92,098 sq mi Total Population (2007 estimate) 23,000,000 (48th) Time Zone GMT Currency Ghanaian Cedi GDP (nominal, 2007 estimate) $15.160 billion GDP Per Capita $690 Human Development Index .553 Languages English Etnic Groups Religions 69% Christianity, 16% Islam, 15% Indigenous Principal Cities History Cuisine Music Literature TV stations Metro TV, TV Africa, Viasat 1 IMF press releases and documents: Ghana: ‘GDP will grow 4-5 per ...