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Sunday, February 20, 2011

Government & Politics

Government & Politics
Conventional form:  Republic of Ghana
Former:                   Gold Coast
Digraph:                  GH
Capital:                    Accra
Independence:        6 March 1957 (from UK)
Type:                      Constitutional Democracy
Executive:               President, cabinet 
Legislative:              Unicameral National Assembly
Judicial branch:        Supreme Court
Constitution
No. 1 - 1956; suspended 24 February 1966
No. 2 - 1969; suspended 13 January 1972
No. 3 - 1979; suspended 31 December 1981
No. 4 - approved 28 April 1992 (operational)
Legal System
based on English common law and customary law;
has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
National Holiday
March 6: Independence Day
July 1: Republic Day
Elections
Presidential: held December 2008
Parliamentry: held December 2008
Suffrage: Universal at 18
Next: 2012
Member of: ACP, AfDB, C, CCC, ECA, ECOWAS, FAO, G-24, G-77, GATT, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, IOM (observer), ISO, ITU, LORCS, MINURSO, NAM, OAU, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNIKOM, UNPROFOR, UNTAC, UPU, WCL, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO 

At a glance
Land area: 92,100 sq miles (238,537 km²)
Capital: Accra Independence: 6 March 1957
System of government: Multiparty democracy
President: Pro. John Atta Mills  
Ruling party: New Democratic Congress (NDC)
National population: 22.3 million
Languages: English is the official language. Local languages include Akan,Ga, Ewe, Dagbani, Hausa
Religion: Christians 43%, Muslims 12%, Traditional 45%
Currency: Cedis and Pesewas
Main exports: Cocoa, Gold, Timber, Oil
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