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Republic of Ghana
former: Gold Coast
former: Togoland Trust Territory
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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240,000 (2001) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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150,000 (2001) |
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Telephone system:
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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 |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 0, FM 49, shortwave 3 (2001) |
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Radios:
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12.5 million (2001) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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10 (2001) |
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Televisions:
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1.9 million (2001) |
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Internet country code:
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.gh |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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12 (2000) |
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Internet users:
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200,000 (2002) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total: 953 km
narrow gauge: 953 km 1.067-m gauge; undergoing major rehabilitation (2001 est.) |
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Highways:
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total: 38,940 km
paved: 9,346 km (including 30 km of expressways) unpaved: 29,594 km (2001) |
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Waterways:
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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 |
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Pipelines:
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0 km |
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Ports and harbors:
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Takoradi, Tema |
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Merchant marine:
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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.) |
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Airports:
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12 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 7
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 5
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 3 under 914 m: 2 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Army, Navy, Air Force, National Police Force |
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Military manpower - military age:
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18 years of age (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 5,045,355 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 2,799,292 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
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males: 213,237 (2002 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$35.2 million (FY01) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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0.7% (FY01) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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none |
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Illicit drugs:
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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 |