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Ghana
Republic of Ghana
Political Status: Independent member of the Commonwealth since March 6, 1957; under military control 1966–1969 and 1972–1979; Third Republic overthrown by military coup of December 31, 1981; constitution of Fourth Republic, approved in referendum of April 28, 1992, formally launched on January 7, 1993.
Area: 92,099 sq. mi. (238,537 sq. km.).
Population: 25,677,793 (2012E—UN); 25,241,998 (2012E—U.S. Census).
Major Urban Center (2005E): ACCRA (1,963,000).
Official Language: English.
Monetary Unit: New Cedi (market rate October 3, 2011: 1.60 cedi = $1US).
President: John Evans Atta MILLS (National Democratic Congress); elected for a four-year term in runoff balloting on December 28, 2008, and January 2, 2009, and sworn in on January 7 in succession to John Agyekum KUFUOR (New Patriotic Party); began forming new government on January 23.
Vice President: John Dramani MAHAMA ...