PEOPLE
Total population: 24,652,402 (2.2 million living in the greater Accra region- the nation's Capitol and my temporary home!)
Main Religions: 69% Christian and 16% Muslim
Life expectancy: 61 years old
Main Languages: English 39% Asante 15% Ewe 12% (English is the official language of Ghana, so that is the language used in the schools!)
EDUCATION
School system:
Primary School - 6 years
Junior High School - 3 years
Senior High School - 4 years
University Bachelor's Degree - 4 years
Over age 15 who can read and write: Men 73% Women 61%
WEATHER (during my stay)
My stay in Ghana is not during the wet season, so it will be HOT and HUMID (85 and ^ with around 80% humidity...yikes!)
OTHER
Monetary unit- Cedis ($1=1.93 Cedis) *cedis can only be exchanged in the country on Ghana
Ghana currently has an interim president due to the death of President John Atta Mills in July 2012. Vice President John Dramani Mahama is the current head of state until elections in December (while I'm there!)
[Information gathered from CIA world factbook and the BBC.]
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