Ghana, officially known as the Republic of Ghana – the country in West Africa, bordered by Burkina Faso to the North, Togo to the East, Cote d’Ivoire to the West and the Gulf of Guinea (Ocean) to the South
Ghana has a total land area of 238,537sq km and Population of 24.2 million (2010 est.) with 60% of them dependent on agriculture for livelihood.
Quick Facts of Ghana
The fastest growing economy in the West Africa
GDP: USD 41.81Bn
MAJOR INDUSTRIES: Mining, Oil and Natural Gas Production and Refining, Petrochemicals, Food Processing, Agriculture
Ghana's top export products in 2016 were crude petroleum ($2.66B), gold ($2.39B), cocoa beans ($2.27B), cocoa paste ($382M) and cocoa butter ($252M)
Ghana's top import categories in 2016 were refined petroleum ($2.18B), crude petroleum ($546M), gold ($428M), rice ($328M) and packaged medicaments ($297M).