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Ghana Population: 18,460,000

Square Miles:
92,098 (slightly smaller than Oregon)

People per sq. mile: 200

Life expectancy:
57 years

Official language: English, Akan, Moshi-Dagomba, Ewe, and Ga

A bit about Ghana...

The heartland of the ancient Ashanti kingdom, Ghana in 1957 became the first country in colonial Africa to gain its independence.

Read more about life in Ghana from the perspective of Nico, a red-haired student who likes to likes to read detective novels and listen to American music, but worries that American movies cause Ghanaian teens to disrespect their own culture.

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U. S. Population: 281,422,000

Square Miles: 3,787,425

People per sq. mile: 74

Life expectancy:
77 years

Official Language: English, Spanish (spoken by a sizable minority)

 
 
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