Ghana

Everyone wears white at Easter, the mountain is steeper than the brochure implied, and the monkeys treat your arms as a scheduled shift.

Quick facts · checked against public data

Capital

Accra

Currency

Ghanaian cedi

Population

35064272

Part of the world

Western Africa

Canada travel advice

Exercise a high degree of caution

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Sources: population and capital from public World Bank and national data; travel advice from the Government of Canada and the UK Foreign Office. Check the official advice before you book.