Republic of Ghana Flag Coat of arms Motto: "Freedom and Justice" Anthem: "God Bless Our Homeland Ghana" Capital and largest city Accra 5°33′N 0°12′W﻿ / ﻿5.550°N 0.200°W﻿ / 5.550; -0.200 Official languages English[1][2] Recognised national languages Ahanta Akuapem Asante Twi Bassare Bono Twi Nafaanra Buli Dagaare Dagbani Dangme Ewe Fante Frafra Ga Gonja Hausa Kasem Kusasi Mampruli Nzema Talensi Wasa Ghanaian Sign Language Ethnic groups (2010[2][3]) 47.5% Akans 16.6% Mole-Dagbon 13.9% Ewe 7.4% Ga-Adangbe 5.9% Bassare 5.7% Konkomba 3.7% Guan 2.5% Gurunsi 2.2% Kusasi 1.1% Bissa 1.4% Other Religion 71.2% Christianity —46.7% Protestantism —13.1% Catholicism —11.4% Other Christian 17.6% Islam 6.2% Traditional faiths 4.1% No religion 0.9% Others[4] Demonym(s) Ghanaian Government Unitary presidential constitutional republic • President Nana Akufo-Addo • Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia • Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin • Chief Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah Legislature Parliament Independence .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}from the United Kingdom • Dominion 6 March 1957 • Republic 1 July 1960 • Current constitution 28 April 1992 Area • Total 239,567 km2 (92,497 sq mi) (80th) • Water (%) 4.61 (11,000 km; 4,247 mi2) Population • 2020 estimate 31,072,940[5] (47th) • 2010 census 24,200,000[6] • Density 101.5/km2 (262.9/sq mi) (103rd) GDP (PPP) 2020 estimate • Total $226 billion[7] • Per capita $7,343[7] GDP (nominal) 2020 estimate • Total $69.757 billion[7] • Per capita $2,266[7] Gini (2012) 42.4[8] medium HDI (2019) 0.611[9] medium · 138th Currency Cedi (GHS) Time zone UTC (GMT) Driving side right Calling code +233 ISO 3166 code GH Internet TLD .gh