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Ghana      Country: Ghana Internet: .gh Continent: Africa Area: 239460 sq km Population: 22,409,572 (CIA World Factbook est as of 2006) Population: 22555.785 (United Nations est as of 2006, in thousands) Population Men: 11419.165 Population Women: 11136.62 Annual Growth Rate: 2.142 % Birth Rate: 30.52 % Death Rate: 9.72 % Life Expectancy: 58.87 years Infant Mortality Rate: 55.02 % Fertility Rate: 3.99 % HIV AIDS Adult Prev Rate: 3.1 % HIV AIDS Living With: 350,000 HIV AIDS Deaths: 30,000 Labor Force: 10,870,000 Unemployment Rate: 20 % GDP Per Capita: $2,600 GDP Purchasing Power: $59,150,000,000 GDP Real Growth: 5.7 Industrial Growth: 3.8 Inflation Rate CP: 10.9 % Investment Gross Fixed: 29 Public Debt: 38.6 Capital: Accra Capital Population: 2825800 (metro area) / 1661400 (city proper) Capital Coordinates: 5 33 N, 0 13 W UTC Offset: 0 Washington D.C. UTC Offset Note: 5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time Merchant Marine: 4 (total ships 1,000 GRT or over) Waterways: 1293 km Roadways: 42623 km Railways: 953 km Airports: 12 (total paved or unpaved) Internet Users: 401300 Internet Hosts: 380 Telephones Mobile: 2,842,000 Telephones Main: 321500 Debt External: $3,546,000,000 Foreign Exchange Reserves: $2,098,000,000 Imports: $5,666,000,000 Exports: $3,286,000,000 Current Account Balance: -$219,000,000 Natural Gas Reserves: 23,790,000,000 Natural Gas Consumption: 0 Natural Gas Production: 0 Electricity Consumption: 7,095,000,000 Electricity Production: 6,489,000,000 Oil Consumption: 44,000 Oil Production: 7,477 Oil Reserves: 8,255,000  Map of Ghana

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