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USEFUL BUSINESS INFORMATION ON GHANA
1. Country Brief:
A. Introduction - Ghana is one of the five African nations along the northern coastline of the Gulf of Guinea. It is bordered on the west by Cote d'Ivoire, on the north by Burkina Faso, and on the east by Togo. The country consists mostly of low-lying savannah regions, with a central belt of forest.
B. Climate - Ghana is a tropical country lying just north of the equator. The rainy season lasts from April to October in northern Ghana and from April to June and again from September to October in the south. Temperatures range from about 70°F to 90°F (21°C to 32°C) and the humidity is relatively high. The rest of the year is hot and dry with temperatures reaching up to 100°F (38°C). In most areas the temperatures are highest in March and lowest in August after the rains, and variations between day and night temperatures are small.
C. Geographical Area - Land area: 89,166 sq mi (230,940 sq km); total area: 92,456 sq mi (239,460 sq km).
D. Language - English (official), African languages (including Akan, Moshi-Dagomba, Ewe, and Ga).
E. Currency With Exchange Rate -Ghana Cedis.
1 GHC = 0.000106984 USD
1 USD = 9,347.20 GHC
F. Population -22,409,572 (2006 est.).
G. Major Cities - Kumasi, Tamale.
2. Transportation:
A. Railway - total: 953 km (2004).
B. Road - total: 46,176 km; paved: 8,496 km; unpaved: 37,679 km (1999 est.).
C. Airports - 12 (2004 est.).
D. Waterways - 1,293 km; note: 168 km for launches and lighters on Volta, Ankobra, and Tano rivers; 1,125 km of arterial and feeder waterways on Lake Volta (2003)
E. Sea ports - Takoradi, Tema
3. Economy:
A. Major Manufacturing -
B. Major Export - $2.911 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.): gold, cocoa, timber, tuna, bauxite, aluminum, manganese ore, diamonds.
C. Import - $4.273 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.): capital equipment, petroleum, foodstuffs.
D. Major Industry - mining, lumbering, light manufacturing, aluminum smelting, food processing, cement, small commercial ship building.
E. Trade balance –
4. Trade Associations, Chamber of Commerce, Trade shows and Exhibitions in Ghana:
Major Trade Assocations
Chambers of Commerce
5. Trade Shows:
Major Trade Shows
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6. Useful links:
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