Ghana has a population of about 24 million people.  Ghana's first post-independence population census in 1960 counted about 6.7 million inhabitants.  It is home to more than 100 different ethnic groups.  Despite this diversity, Ghana has not seen the kind of ethnic conflict that has created civil wars in many other African countries.    The official language is English; however, most Ghanaians also speak at least one local language.

Because of Ghana's great ethnic diversity the Ghanaian culture is a mixture of all its ethnic groups, the Ashanti, Fante, Akyem, Kwahu, Ga, Ewe, Mamprusi and Dagomba, among others.  This is most evident in Ghanaian cuisine, the arts and clothing. 

The per-capita income is less than  $1,000 US currency.