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Ghana
Ghana is a country in Western Africa with its capital in Accra.
- Capital
- Accra
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
- Population
- 33.7 million
- Languages
- English
- Currency
- Ghanaian cedi (₵)
- Area
- 238,533 km²
- Borders
- 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast 🇹🇬 Togo
💡 First sub-Saharan nation to gain independence (1957); Black Star inspired pan-Africanism.
About the flag
Designed by Theodosia Okoh for independence in 1957, its black star became known as the lodestar of African freedom and inspired many later flags.
How to spot it: Horizontal red-gold-green stripes with a black star in the middle; Guinea-Bissau puts its star on a vertical red band.
Often confused with: 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau 🇧🇴 Bolivia 🇱🇹 Lithuania