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Background: Formed from the merger of the British colony of the Gold
Coast and the Togoland trust territory, Ghana in 1957 became
the first sub-Saharan country in colonial Africa to gain its
independence. A long series of coups resulted in the
suspension of Ghana's third constitution in 1981 and a ban on
political parties. A new constitution, restoring multiparty
politics, was approved in 1992. Lt. Jerry RAWLINGS, head of
state since 1981, won presidential elections in 1992 and 1996,
but was constitutionally prevented from running for a third
term in 2000. John KUFUOR, who defeated former Vice President
John ATTA-MILLS in a free and fair election, succeeded him.
Borders: Burkina Faso 549 km, Cote d'Ivoire 668 km, Togo 877 km
Population: 22,112,800
GDP per capita: $484.80 per capita
Capital with population: Accra - 1,970,400
Largest city with population: Accra - 1,970,400
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