Where is Ghana? 🇬🇭

Ghana is located in the Northern Africa region at latitude 7.946527 and longitude -1.023194 and is part of the African continent continent.

The DMS coordinates for the center of the country are:

7° 56' 47.50'' N
1° 1' 23.50'' W

You can see the location of Ghana on the world map below:

Ghana on the World Map

The neighboring countries of Ghana (GH) are:

Ghana bordres with the Gulf of Guinea.

Country	Ghana
Coordinates	Latitude: 7.946527 Longitude: -1.023194
Country Codes	Alpha 2: GH Alpha 3: GHA
Country Flag Emoji	🇬🇭
Int. Phone Prefix	+233
Capital city	Accra
Continent / Subcontinent	Africa Northern Africa
Country Area	238,533 sq km
Population 2024	34,427,414 World Rank: 47
Median Age	20.4
Life expectancy	65.5
Major languages	Asante 16%, Ewe 14%, Fante 11.6%, Boron (Brong) 4.9%, Dagomba 4.4%, Dangme 4.2%, Dagarte (Dagaba) 3.9%, Kokomba 3.5%, Akyem 3.2%, Ga 3.1%, other 31.2% (2010 est.)
UTC/GMT Time	Number of time zones: 1 UTC±00:00
Internet TLD	.gh
Biggest Airport	Kotoka International Airport (ACC)
Average temperature	27.20 °C 80.96 °F
Administrative Divisions	16 regions
Political system	Presidential representative democratic republic

World Bank Income Group	Lower middle income
World Bank Region	Sub-Saharan Africa
Currency	Ghana Cedi (GHC)
GDP in 2024	$82.3 (billions of USD) World Rank: 81
GDP per capita in 2024	$2,391 World Rank: 169
Major Industries / Economic Sectors	Agriculture, manufacturing, energy, services
Top 5 Import Countries	China, United States, Netherlands, India, Germany
Top 5 Export Countries	United Kingdom, China, United States, Netherlands, Belgium