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World Gazetteer Results for Koforidua:
NameKoforidua
Geographical TypeLocality
Population96266
Latitude
Longitude
CountryGhana
Administrative DivisionEastern
Dictionary Results for Ghana:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
Ghana
    n 1: a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; "Ghana was
         colonized as the Gold Coast by the British" [syn: Ghana,
         Republic of Ghana, Gold Coast]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Ghana \Gha"na\ (g[aum]"n[.a]) prop. n.
   A country in Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic
   Ocean, between Cote d'Ivoire and Togo, with Burkina Faso
   bordering on the north, with a population of 17,698,271 (July
   1996 est), and a total area of 238,540 sq km. The government
   is a constitutional democracy, and the capital city is Accra.
   [PJC]

   Note: It has a tropical climate, being warm and comparatively
         dry along the southeast coast, hot and humid in
         southwest and hot and dry in the north. Its terrain is
         mostly low plains with a dissected plateau in the
         south-central area.
         The official language is English, and several African
         languages are spoken, including Akan, Moshi-Dagomba,
         Ewe, and Ga. The population is comprised 99.8% of black
         Africans and 0.2% European and other nationalities. The
         major tribes are: Akan 44%, Moshi-Dagomba 16%, Ewe 13%,
         and Ga 8%. The religious composition is 38% indigenous
         beliefs, 30% Muslim, 24% Christian and 8% others.
         The unit of currency is the new cedi; 1 new cedi (C) =
         100 pesewas. The exchange rates for the cedi were: new
         cedis per US$1 - 1,246.11 (September 1995), 956.71
         (1994), 649.06 (1993), 437.09 (1992), 367.83 (1991).
         Navigable waterways include the Volta, Ankobra, and
         Tano Rivers, providing 168 km of perennial navigation
         for launches and lighters. --CIA Factbook 1996
         [PJC]

3. CIA World Factbook 2002
Ghana

   Introduction Ghana
   ------------------
                            Background: Formed from the merger of the
                                        British colony of the Gold Coast and
                                        the Togoland trust territory, Ghana
                                        in 1957 became the first country in
                                        colonial Africa to gain its
                                        independence. A long series of coups
                                        resulted in the suspension of the
                                        constitution in 1981 and the banning
                                        of political parties. A new
                                        constitution, restoring multiparty
                                        politics, was approved in 1992. Lt.
                                        Jerry RAWLINGS, head of state since
                                        1981, won presidential elections in
                                        1992 and 1996, but was
                                        constitutionally prevented from
                                        running for a third term in 2000. He
                                        was succeeded by John KUFUOR.
  
   Geography Ghana
   ---------------
                              Location: Western Africa, bordering the Gulf
                                        of Guinea, between Cote d'Ivoire and
                                        Togo
                Geographic coordinates: 8 00 N, 2 00 W
                        Map references: Africa
                                  Area: total: 239,460 sq km
                                        land: 230,940 sq km
                                        water: 8,520 sq km
                    Area - comparative: slightly smaller than Oregon
                       Land boundaries: total: 2,094 km
                                        border countries: Burkina Faso 549
                                        km, Cote d'Ivoire 668 km, Togo 877
                                        km
                             Coastline: 539 km
                       Maritime claims: contiguous zone: 24 NM
                                        territorial sea: 12 NM
                                        continental shelf: 200 NM
                                        exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
                               Climate: tropical; warm and comparatively dry
                                        along southeast coast; hot and humid
                                        in southwest; hot and dry in north
                               Terrain: mostly low plains with dissected
                                        plateau in south-central area
                    Elevation extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
                                        highest point: Mount Afadjato 880 m
                     Natural resources: gold, timber, industrial diamonds,
                                        bauxite, manganese, fish, rubber,
                                        hydropower
                              Land use: arable land: 15.82%
                                        permanent crops: 7.47%
                                        other: 76.71% (1998 est.)
                        Irrigated land: 110 sq km (1998 est.)
                       Natural hazards: dry, dusty, northeastern harmattan
                                        winds occur from January to March;
                                        droughts
          Environment - current issues: recurrent drought in north severely
                                        affects agricultural activities;
                                        deforestation; overgrazing; soil
                                        erosion; poaching and habitat
                                        destruction threatens wildlife
                                        populations; water pollution;
                                        inadequate supplies of potable water
            Environment - international party to: Biodiversity, Climate
                            agreements: Change, Desertification, Endangered
                                        Species, Environmental Modification,
                                        Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban,
                                        Ozone Layer Protection, Ship
                                        Pollution, Tropical Timber 83,
                                        Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
                                        signed, but not ratified: Marine
                                        Life Conservation
                      Geography - note: Lake Volta is the world's largest
                                        artificial lake
  
   People Ghana
   ------------
                            Population: 20,244,154
                                        note: estimates for this country
                                        explicitly take into account the
                                        effects of excess mortality due to
                                        AIDS; this can result in lower life
                                        expectancy, higher infant mortality
                                        and death rates, lower population
                                        and growth rates, and changes in the
                                        distribution of population by age
                                        and sex than would otherwise be
                                        expected (July 2002 est.)
                         Age structure: 0-14 years: 40.4% (male 4,116,600;
                                        female 4,063,654)
                                        15-64 years: 56.1% (male 5,625,397;
                                        female 5,723,786)
                                        65 years and over: 3.5% (male
                                        338,352; female 376,365) (2002 est.)
                Population growth rate: 1.7% (2002 est.)
                            Birth rate: 28.08 births/1,000 population (2002
                                        est.)
                            Death rate: 10.31 deaths/1,000 population (2002
                                        est.)
                    Net migration rate: -0.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population
                                        (2002 est.)
                             Sex ratio: at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
                                        under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
                                        15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
                                        65 years and over: 0.9 male(s)/
                                        female
                                        total population: 0.99 male(s)/
                                        female (2002 est.)
                 Infant mortality rate: 55.64 deaths/1,000 live births (2002
                                        est.)
              Life expectancy at birth: total population: 57.06 years
                                        female: 58.51 years (2002 est.)
                                        male: 55.66 years
                  Total fertility rate: 3.69 children born/woman (2002 est.)
      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 3.6% (1999 est.)
     HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/ 340,000 (1999 est.)
                                  AIDS:
                     HIV/AIDS - deaths: 33,000 (1999 est.)
                           Nationality: noun: Ghanaian(s)
                                        adjective: Ghanaian
                         Ethnic groups: black African 98.5% (major tribes -
                                        Akan 44%, Moshi-Dagomba 16%, Ewe
                                        13%, Ga 8%, Gurma 3%, Yoruba 1%),
                                        European and other 1.5% (1998)
                             Religions: indigenous beliefs 21%, Muslim 16%,
                                        Christian 63%
                             Languages: English (official), African
                                        languages (including Akan, Moshi-
                                        Dagomba, Ewe, and Ga)
                              Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read
                                        and write
                                        male: 75.9%
                                        female: 53.5% (1995 est.)
                                        total population: 64.5%
                         People - note: there are 9,500 Liberians, 2,000
                                        Sierra Leoneans, and 1,000 Togolese
                                        refugees residing in Ghana (2002)
  
   Government Ghana
   ----------------
                          Country name: conventional long form: Republic of
                                        Ghana
                                        conventional short form: Ghana
                                        former: Gold Coast
                       Government type: constitutional democracy
                               Capital: Accra
              Administrative divisions: 10 regions; Ashanti, Brong-Ahafo,
                                        Central, Eastern, Greater Accra,
                                        Northern, Upper East, Upper West,
                                        Volta, Western
                          Independence: 6 March 1957 (from UK)
                      National holiday: Independence Day, 6 March (1957)
                          Constitution: new constitution approved 28 April
                                        1992
                          Legal system: based on English common law and
                                        customary law; has not accepted
                                        compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
                              Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
                      Executive branch: chief of state: President John
                                        Agyekum KUFUOR (since 7 January
                                        2001); Vice President Alhaji Aliu
                                        MAHAMA (since 7 January 2001); note
                                        - the president is both the chief of
                                        state and head of government
                                        head of government: President John
                                        Agyekum KUFUOR (since 7 January
                                        2001); Vice President Alhaji Aliu
                                        MAHAMA (since 7 January 2001); note
                                        - the president is both the chief of
                                        state and head of government
                                        cabinet: Council of Ministers;
                                        president nominates members subject
                                        to approval by Parliament
                                        elections: president and vice
                                        president elected on the same ticket
                                        by popular vote for four-year terms;
                                        election last held 7 and 28 December
                                        2000 (next to be held NA December
                                        2004)
                                        election results: John Agyekum
                                        KUFUOR elected president in runoff
                                        election; percent of vote - John
                                        KUFUOR 56.4%, John Atta MILLS 43.6%
                    Legislative branch: unicameral Parliament (200 seats;
                                        members are elected by direct,
                                        popular vote to serve four-year
                                        terms)
                                        elections: last held 7 December 2000
                                        (next to be held NA December 2004)
                                        election results: percent of vote by
                                        party - NA%; seats by party - NPP
                                        100, NDC 92, PNC 3, CPP 1,
                                        independents 4
                       Judicial branch: Supreme Court
         Political parties and leaders: Convention People's Party or CPP
                                        [Nii Noi DOWUONA, general
                                        secretary]; Every Ghanaian Living
                                        Everywhere or EGLE [Owuraku AMOFA,
                                        chairman]; Great Consolidated
                                        Popular Party or GCPP [Dan LARTY];
                                        National Convention Party or NCP
                                        [Sarpong KUMA-KUMA]; National
                                        Democratic Congress or NDC [Dr.
                                        Huudu YAHAYA, general secretary];
                                        New Patriotic Party or NPP [Samuel
                                        Arthur ODOI-SYKES]; People's
                                        Convention Party or PCP [P. K.
                                        DONKOH-AYIFI, acting chairman];
                                        People's Heritage Party or PHP
                                        [Emmanuel Alexander ERSKINE];
                                        People's National Convention or PNC
                                        [Edward MAHAMA]; Reform Party
                                        [Kyeretwie OPUKU, general secretary]
          Political pressure groups and NA
                               leaders:
             International organization ABEDA, ACP, AfDB, C, CCC, ECA,
                         participation: ECOWAS, FAO, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD,
                                        ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD,
                                        IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol,
                                        IOC, IOM (observer), ISO, ITU,
                                        MINURSO, MONUC, NAM, OAS (observer),
                                        OAU, OPCW, UN, UNAMSIL, UNCTAD,
                                        UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNIKOM,
                                        UNITAR, UNMEE, UNMIBH, UNMIK, UNMOP,
                                        UNMOT, UNU, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO,
                                        WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO
   Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Alan J.
                                        KYEREMATEN
                                        consulate(s) general: New York
                                        FAX: [1] (202) 686-4527
                                        telephone: [1] (202) 686-4520
                                        chancery: 3512 International Drive
                                        NW, Washington, DC 20008
     Diplomatic representation from the chief of mission: Ambassador Nancy
                                    US: J. POWELL
                                        embassy: 6th and 10th Lanes, 798/
                                        1 Osu, Accra
                                        mailing address: P. O. Box 194,
                                        Accra
                                        telephone: [233] (21) 776601, 776602
  
                                        FAX: [233] (21) 775747
                      Flag description: three equal horizontal bands of red
                                        (top), yellow, and green with a
                                        large black five-pointed star
                                        centered in the yellow band; uses
                                        the popular pan-African colors of
                                        Ethiopia; similar to the flag of
                                        Bolivia, which has a coat of arms
                                        centered in the yellow band
  
   Economy Ghana
   -------------
                    Economy - overview: Well endowed with natural resources,
                                        Ghana has roughly twice the per
                                        capita output of the poorer
                                        countries in West Africa. Even so,
                                        Ghana remains heavily dependent on
                                        international financial and
                                        technical assistance. Gold, timber,
                                        and cocoa production are major
                                        sources of foreign exchange. The
                                        domestic economy continues to
                                        revolve around subsistence
                                        agriculture, which accounts for 36%
                                        of GDP and employs 60% of the work
                                        force, mainly small landholders.
                                        Excessively expansionary monetary
                                        and fiscal policy prior to the 2000
                                        elections led to accelerating
                                        inflation in early 2001. A depressed
                                        cocoa market and continued weak
                                        growth in non-traditional exports
                                        led to disappointing growth in 2001.
                                        Ghana opted for debt relief under
                                        the Heavily Indebted Poor Country
                                        (HIPC) program in 2002.
                                   GDP: purchasing power parity - $39.4
                                        billion (2001 est.)
                GDP - real growth rate: 3% (2001 est.)
                      GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $1,980
                                        (2001 est.)
           GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 36%
                                        industry: 25%
                                        services: 39% (2000 est.)
         Population below poverty line: 31.4% (1992 est.)
     Household income or consumption by lowest 10%: 2.4%
                      percentage share: highest 10%: 29.5% (1998)
   Distribution of family income - Gini 39.6 (1998)
                                 index:
      Inflation rate (consumer prices): 25% (2001 est.)
                           Labor force: 9 million (2000 est.)
           Labor force - by occupation: agriculture 60%, industry 15%,
                                        services 25% (1999 est.)
                     Unemployment rate: 20% (1997 est.)
                                Budget: revenues: $1.603 billion
                                        expenditures: $1.975 billion,
                                        including capital expenditures of
                                        $NA (2001 est.)
                            Industries: mining, lumbering, light
                                        manufacturing, aluminum smelting,
                                        food processing
     Industrial production growth rate: 3.8% (2000 est.)
              Electricity - production: 5.92 billion kWh (2000)
    Electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: 30.41%
                                        hydro: 69.59%
                                        other: 0% (2000)
                                        nuclear: 0%
             Electricity - consumption: 5.484 billion kWh (2000)
                 Electricity - exports: 422 million kWh (2000)
                 Electricity - imports: 400 million kWh (2000)
                Agriculture - products: cocoa, rice, coffee, cassava
                                        (tapioca), peanuts, corn, shea nuts,
                                        bananas; timber
                               Exports: $1.94 billion (f.o.b., 2000)
                 Exports - commodities: gold, cocoa, timber, tuna, bauxite,
                                        aluminum, manganese ore, diamonds
                    Exports - partners: Togo, UK, Italy, Netherlands,
                                        Germany, US, France (1998)
                               Imports: $2.83 billion (f.o.b., 2000)
                 Imports - commodities: capital equipment, petroleum,
                                        foodstuffs
                    Imports - partners: UK, Nigeria, US, Germany, Italy,
                                        Spain (1998)
                       Debt - external: $5.96 billion (2001 est.)
              Economic aid - recipient: $6.9 billion (1999)
                              Currency: cedi (GHC)
                         Currency code: GHC
                        Exchange rates: cedis per US dollar - 7,195 (January
                                        2002), 7,170.76 (2001), 5,455.06
                                        (2000), 2,669.30 (1999), 2,314.15
                                        (1998), 2,050.17 (1997)
                           Fiscal year: calendar year
  
   Communications Ghana
   --------------------
        Telephones - main lines in use: 240,000 (2001)
          Telephones - mobile cellular: 150,000 (2001)
                      Telephone system: general assessment: poor to fair
                                        system; Internet accessible; many
                                        rural communities not yet connected;
                                        expansion of services is underway
                                        domestic: primarily microwave radio
                                        relay; wireless local loop has been
                                        installed
                                        international: satellite earth
                                        stations - 4 Intelsat (Atlantic
                                        Ocean); microwave radio relay link
                                        to Panaftel system connects Ghana to
                                        its neighbors
              Radio broadcast stations: AM 0, FM 49, shortwave 3 (2001)
                                Radios: 12.5 million (2001)
         Television broadcast stations: 10 (2001)
                           Televisions: 1.9 million (2001)
                 Internet country code: .gh
     Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 12 (2000)
                        Internet users: 200,000 (2002)
  
   Transportation Ghana
   --------------------
                              Railways: total: 953 km
                                        narrow gauge: 953 km 1.067-m gauge;
                                        undergoing major rehabilitation
                                        (2001 est.)
                              Highways: total: 38,940 km
                                        paved: 9,346 km (including 30 km of
                                        expressways)
                                        unpaved: 29,594 km (2001)
                             Waterways: 1,293 km
                                        note: Volta, Ankobra, and Tano
                                        Rivers provide 168 km of perennial
                                        navigation for launches and
                                        lighters; Lake Volta provides 1,125
                                        km of arterial and feeder waterways
                             Pipelines: 0 km
                     Ports and harbors: Takoradi, Tema
                       Merchant marine: total: 7 ships (1,000 GRT or over)
                                        totaling 16,450 GRT/22,097 DWT
                                        ships by type: petroleum tanker 2,
                                        refrigerated cargo 5
                                        note: includes some foreign-owned
                                        ships registered here as a flag of
                                        convenience: Brazil 1, Saint Vincent
                                        and the Grenadines 1, Spain 1 (2002
                                        est.)
                              Airports: 12 (2001)
         Airports - with paved runways: total: 7
                                        2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
                                        1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
                                        914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2001)
       Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 5
                                        1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
                                        914 to 1,523 m: 2
                                        under 914 m: 2 (2001)
  
   Military Ghana
   --------------
                       Military branches: Army, Navy, Air Force, National
                                          Police Force
        Military manpower - military age: 18 years of age (2002 est.)
        Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 5,045,355 (2002
                                          est.)
     Military manpower - fit for military males age 15-49: 2,799,292 (2002
                                 service: est.)
    Military manpower - reaching military males: 213,237 (2002 est.)
                            age annually:
           Military expenditures - dollar $35.2 million (FY01)
                                  figure:
       Military expenditures - percent of 0.7% (FY01)
                                     GDP:
  
   Transnational Issues Ghana
   --------------------------
              Disputes - international: none
                         Illicit drugs: illicit producer of cannabis for the
                                        international drug trade; major
                                        transit hub for Southwest and
                                        Southeast Asian heroin and, to a
                                        lesser extent, South American
                                        cocaine destined for Europe and the
                                        US
  
                                       



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