🇬🇭
Ghana
Republic of Ghana
Ghana · Africa
Capital
Accra
Population
0
Currency
₵ GHS
Calling Code
+233
Languages
English
English
en
Geography
Region
Western Africa
Subregion
Western Africa
Continent
Africa
Area
238,533 km²
Landlocked
No
TLD
.gh
Borders
BFCITG
Airports (6)
KMSDGSI
Kumasi Airport
Ashanti
NYIDGSN
Sunyani Airport
Brong-Ahafo
ACCDGAA
Kotoka International Airport
Greater Accra
TMLDGLE
Tamale Airport
Northern
WZADGLW
Wa Airport
Upper West
TKDDGTK
Takoradi Airport
Western
Country Codes
ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2
GH
ISO 3166-1 Alpha-3
GHA
ISO 3166-1 Numeric
288
BCP 47
en-GH
IOC
GHA
FIFA
GHA
Currency Format
Name
Ghana Cedi
Native Name
Ghanaian cedi
Code
GHS
Symbol
₵
Symbol Position
before
Decimal Separator
.
Thousands Separator
,
Decimal Digits
2
Example:
GH₵123,456.79
Date & Time Formats
Date Formats
Full
EEEE, MMMM d, y
Long
MMMM d, y
Medium
MMM d, y
Short
M/d/yy
Time Formats
Full
h:mm:ss a zzzz
Long
h:mm:ss a z
Medium
h:mm:ss a
Short
h:mm a
First Day of Week
Monday
Clock Format
24h
Primary Timezone
UTC
UTC Offset
+00:00
Timezones
UTC
Number Formatting
Decimal Separator
.
Thousands Separator
,
Digit Grouping
3
Numbering System
latn
Example:
1,234,567.89
Locale Settings
Writing Direction
LTR
Measurement System
metric
Temperature Scale
celsius
Paper Size
A4
Driving Side
right
Week Numbering
ISO
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