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Republic of Ghana

former: Gold Coast

former: Togoland Trust Territory


 
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COMMUNICATIONS

Telephones - main lines in use:
240,000 (2001)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
150,000 (2001)
Telephone system:
general assessment: poor to fair system; Internet accessible; many rural communities not yet connected; expansion of services is underway
domestic: primarily microwave radio relay; wireless local loop has been installed
international: satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); microwave radio relay link to Panaftel system connects Ghana to its neighbors
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 0, FM 49, shortwave 3 (2001)
Radios:
12.5 million (2001)
Television broadcast stations:
10 (2001)
Televisions:
1.9 million (2001)
Internet country code:
.gh
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
12 (2000)
Internet users:
200,000 (2002)
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TRANSPORTATION

Railways:
total: 953 km
narrow gauge: 953 km 1.067-m gauge; undergoing major rehabilitation (2001 est.)
Highways:
total: 38,940 km
paved: 9,346 km (including 30 km of expressways)
unpaved: 29,594 km (2001)
Waterways:
1,293 km
note: Volta, Ankobra, and Tano Rivers provide 168 km of perennial navigation for launches and lighters; Lake Volta provides 1,125 km of arterial and feeder waterways
Pipelines:
0 km
Ports and harbors:
Takoradi, Tema
Merchant marine:
total: 7 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 16,450 GRT/22,097 DWT
ships by type: petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 5
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Brazil 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, Spain 1 (2002 est.)
Airports:
12 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 7
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2002)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 5
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 2 (2002)
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MILITARY

Military branches:
Army, Navy, Air Force, National Police Force
Military manpower - military age:
18 years of age (2002 est.)
Military manpower - availability:
males age 15-49: 5,045,355 (2002 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 2,799,292 (2002 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
males: 213,237 (2002 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$35.2 million (FY01)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
0.7% (FY01)
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TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES

Disputes - international:
none
Illicit drugs:
illicit producer of cannabis for the international drug trade; major transit hub for Southwest and Southeast Asian heroin and, to a lesser extent, South American cocaine destined for Europe and the US; widespread crime and corruption have made money laundering a problem, but the lack of a well-developed financial infrastructure limits the country's utility as a money-laundering center
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