General Country Information
Capital: Accra
Population: 24,339,838 (2010)
Form of Government: Constitutional Presidential Republic
Telephone and Internet Communications in real numbers
Telephone - main lines: 143,900 (2008)
Telephone - mobile: 11.57 million (2008)
Internet hosts: 23,850 (2009)
Internet users: 997,000 (2008)
Country Ranking
DOI* 2005/2006: 0.21
World Rank 2005/2006: 142
*The Digital Opportunity Index (DOI) evaluates the opportunity, infrastructure and utilization of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) worldwide and was created by the Korea Agency for Digital Opportunity and Promotion (KADO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The DOI is based on a scale of 0-1, where 1 is ideal, and the World Rank is taken into consideration out of 181 countries, based on the DOI.
Disability Organizations and Contact Information:
Ghana Federation of the Disabled (GFD) - DPI National Assembly
P.O. Box AC 40, Arts Centre
Accra
Ghana
http://www.gfdgh.org
Email: gfdgh@africaonline.com.gh
Tel: +233-21-2405303
Fax: +233-21-2405303
Ghana National Association of the Deaf
P.O. Box 7908
Accra North
Ghana
http://www.gnad.dk
Tel: +233-21-680-100
Fax: +233-21-243-450
Ghana Society for the Blind
P.O. Box GP 3065
Accra
Ghana
http://ghanablind.tripod.com
Email: socblind@ghana.com
Tel: +233-21-221614 / +233-21-221614
Fax: +233-21-230831
Ghana Society of the Physically Disabled (GSPD)
P.O. Box 135
Offinso
Ghana
http://www.gspd-offinso.com.gh
Email: info@gspd-offinso.com.gh
Tel: +233-20-844-1974 / +233-24-494-8170
Fax: +233-21-663-615