Ghana, country, Africa

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Ghana, officially Republic of Ghana, republic (2015 est. pop. 27,583,000), 92,099 sq mi (238,536 sq km), W Africa, on the Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean. The capital and largest city is Accra.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• The Rawlings Years and the Reestablishment of Democracy
• Struggles of an Independent Nation
• Early History to Independence
• Government
• Economy
• Land and People
• Bibliography

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