Ghana
The Lord’s Testimony
Updated July 15, 2024
No. of localities: 30
No. of saints in church life: 1569
No. of saints attending the Table meeting: 758
Country Profile
Location: West Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Cote d'Ivoire and Togo
Geographical
Size: land: 227,533 sq km, water: 11,000 sq km Climate: tropical; warm and comparatively dry along southeast coast; hot and humid in southwest; hot and dry in north
Population: 34,589,092 (2025 est.)
Population
Growth Rate: 2.15% (2024 est.)
Ethnic groups: Akan 45.7%, Mole-Dagbani 18.5%, Ewe 12.8%, Ga-Dangme 7.1%, Gurma 6.4%, Guan 3.2%, Grusi 2.7%, Mande 2%, other 1.6% (2021 est.)
Languages: English (Official language), Asante 16%, Ewe 14%, Fante 11.6%, Boron (Brong) 4.9%, Dagomba 4.4%, Dangme 4.2%, Dagarte (Dagaba) 3.9%, Kokomba 3.5%, Akyem 3.2%, Ga 3.1%, other 31.2% (2010 est.)
Religion: Christian 71.2% (Pentecostal/Charismatic 28.3%, Protestant 18.4%, Catholic 13.1%, other 11.4%), Muslim 17.6%, traditional 5.2%, other 0.8%, none 5.2% (2010 est.)
Capital
City: Accra
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