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GH โ€” Ghana

Republic of Ghana

ISO 3166-1 Codes

Alpha-2
GH
Alpha-3
GHA
Numeric
288

Quick Facts

CapitalAccra
RegionAfrica โ†’ Western Africa
Phone Code+233
CurrencyGHS โ€” Ghanaian Cedi (โ‚ต)
TLD.gh
LanguagesEnglish

Codes & Identifiers

Phone Code+233
Currency CodeGHS
TLD.gh
Alpha-2 (lowercase)gh
Locale Exampleen-GH

Currency

โ‚ต
Ghanaian Cedi
GHS

About Ghana (GH)

Ghana is a West African nation on the Gulf of Guinea, the first Sub-Saharan African country to gain independence from colonial rule in 1957. Accra, the capital, is a growing tech hub often called the 'Gateway to West Africa.' Ghana has one of the most stable democracies and fastest-growing economies in Africa. The Ghanaian Cedi (GHS) uses the unique โ‚ต symbol, which requires Unicode support. For developers, the GH country code and en-GH locale are important โ€” Ghana's English-speaking status and growing tech ecosystem make it a primary target for applications entering the West African market. The .gh domain serves Ghana's vibrant web presence, and +233 is the dialing code. Ghana has pioneered mobile money adoption in Africa with services like MTN Mobile Money, making payment system integration crucial. The Ghana National Digital Address System assigns unique addresses, which developers may need to integrate for location-based services.

Languages

English

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