5°27′N 0°58′W / 5.450°N 0.967°W
Gold Coast | |
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| Status | Currently the Republic of Ghana |
| Demonym(s) | Gold Coastian or Gold Coaster (Ghanaian) |
| Area | |
• Total | 238,535 km2 (92,099 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Estimate | about 31,072,945[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+0 (GMT) |
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The Gold Coast was the name for a region on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa that was rich in gold, petroleum, sweet crude oil and natural gas. This former region is now known as the country Ghana.
- ^ "Ghana - Population". countryeconomy.com.