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Attribute
Ghana
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Uganda
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Geography
Area (km²)238,533241,038
ContinentAfricaAfrica
Land area (km²)227,533197,100
Water area (km²)11,00043,938
Land boundaries (km)2,4202,729
Border countries
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Togo
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Kenya
  • Rwanda
  • South Sudan
  • Tanzania
Coastline (km)5390
Mean elevation (m)190-
Lowest point (m)0614
Highest point (m)8855,110
People
Population29,340,24843,252,966
Official languages
  • Asante
  • English
  • Swahili
ReligionChristianProtestant
Government
Long country nameRepublic of GhanaRepublic of Uganda
Short country nameGhanaUganda
Former name
  • Gold Coast
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Government typePresidential republicPresidential republic
CapitalAccraKampala
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)134,000,000,00089,190,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)47,020,000,00026,620,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)8.44.8
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)4,7002,400
Gross national saving (% of GDP)920.6
Labor force12,490,00015,840,000
Unemployment rate (%)11.99.4
Population below poverty line (%)24.221.4
Budget revenues (USD)9,544,000,0003,848,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)12,360,000,0004,928,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)0.411.43
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)20.314.5
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-6-4.1
Public debt (% of GDP)71.840
Inflation rate (%)12.45.6
Central bank discount rate (%)209
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)30.3521.28
Stock of narrow money (USD)7,018,000,0002,519,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)7,018,000,0002,519,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)14,250,000,0004,297,000,000
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD)13,410,000,0007,294,000,000
Current account balance (USD)-2,131,000,000-1,212,000,000
Exports (USD)13,840,000,0003,339,000,000
Imports (USD)12,650,000,0005,036,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)7,555,000,0003,654,000,000
External debt (USD)22,140,000,00010,800,000,000
National currencycedisUgandan shillings
National currency (code)GHCUGX
National currency (symbol)-USh
National currency rate to USD4.3853



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