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On March 6, 1957, independence from Britain was granted and a national flag, based on the red-white-green tricolor of a patriotic organization, was hoisted. A black "lodestar of African freedom" was added and the white stripe was changed to yellow, symbolizing wealth. Green is for forests and farms, red for the independence struggle. |
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Official name: Republic of Ghana.
Form of government: unitary multiparty republic with one legislative house (House of Parliament [200]).
Head of state and government: President.
Population (1998): 18,497,000.
Population projection: (2000) 19,272,000; (2010) 22,929,000.
Natural increase rate per 1,000 population (1990-95): 30.0 (world avg. 15.7).
Gross national product (1996): U.S.$6,223,000,000 (U.S.$360 per capita).
Land use (1994): forest 42.2%; pasture 36.9%; agriculture 19.0%; other 1.9%. |
