Ghana
Republic of Ghana · Western Africa
Ghana is a country in Western Africa, with Accra as its capital, home to about 35,064,272 people. Ghana shares land borders with 3 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Accra |
|---|---|
| Region | Western Africa |
| Currency | Ghanaian cedi (GHS ₵) |
| Calling code | +233 |
| ISO codes | GH / GHA / 288 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇬🇭 |
| Population | 35,064,272 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 238,533 km² |
| Languages | English |
| Internet domain | .gh |
| Demonym | Ghanaian |
Bordering countries
What does the flag of Ghana mean?
Ghana's flag was the first in Africa to fly the Pan-African colours of red, gold and green after Ethiopia, and its designer, the artist Theodosia Okoh, gave each a meaning: red for the blood of those who died in the struggle for independence from British rule, gold for the country's mineral wealth (Ghana was formerly the Gold Coast), and green for its forests and natural riches. The black five-pointed star at the centre is the 'lodestar of African freedom', taken from Marcus Garvey's Black Star Line and standing for African emancipation and unity. It was adopted at independence on 6 March 1957.
Source: Wikipedia: Flag of Ghana
About Ghana
Ghana, officially Republic of Ghana, is a United Nations member state in Western Africa. Its capital and seat of government is Accra. It shares land borders with 3 countries. The official currency is the Ghanaian cedi (₵), using the code GHS.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Ghana for Accra’s own facts and history.
To call Ghana from abroad, dial the country code +233. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes GH (alpha-2) and GHA (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 35,064,272.
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How Ghana compares
- Area: 238,533 km², ranking 80 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 35,064,272, ranking 47 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 147 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 3, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
Flags with the same colours as Ghana
9 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, yellow, green). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.