Ghana
Ghana
Capital Accra
238,533 km² · 35,064,272 people (2025) · Ghanaian cedi
Lake Volta is the largest reservoir in the world by surface area, at about 8,500 km², and covers roughly four percent of the country. The point where the Greenwich meridian crosses the equator lies in the Atlantic due south of Ghana, which makes Tema the nearest city on land to 0°N 0°E.
The facts
- Capital
- Accra
- Area
- 238,533 km² — 92,098 sq mi
- Population
- 35,064,272 (2025)
- Density
- 147.0 people per km²
- Currency
- Ghanaian cedi (GHS, ₵)
- Official language
- English
- Time zone
- UTC+00:00
- Calling code
- +233
- Drives on the
- right
- ISO codes
- GH · GHA
- Continent
- Africa
How it compares
- By area
- 81 of 200
- By population
- 47 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 243,610 | 69,487,000 |
| Uganda | 241,038 | 51,384,894 |
| Ghana ← | 238,533 | 35,064,272 |
| Romania | 238,391 | 19,020,271 |
| Laos | 236,800 | 7,873,046 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Ghana?
- Accra
- What currency does Ghana use?
- The Ghanaian cedi (GHS).
- How big is Ghana?
- 238,533 km², or 92,098 square miles — 81 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Ghana drive on?
- The right.
Related pages
- United Kingdom 243,610 km²
- Uganda 241,038 km²
- Romania 238,391 km²
- Laos 236,800 km²
- Nigeria Africa
- Ethiopia Africa
- Egypt Africa
- Democratic Republic of the Congo Africa
- Tanzania Africa
- South Africa Africa
- Kenya Africa
- Sudan Africa
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)