Ghana

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Located in western Africa bordering the North Atlantic Ocean between Cote d’Ivoire and Togo, Ghana is a constitutional democracy with its capital at Accra. The President is the Chief of State and Head of Government, and there is a unicameral National Assembly. The legal system is based on English common law and customary law. English is the official language. Ghana is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the UN, and the IMO.

Ghana is well endowed with natural resources, and has twice the per capita output of many of the poorer countries in western Africa. The economy revolves around subsistence agriculture. Cocoa, gold, timber, tuna, bauxite, and aluminum are the major exports. Principal trading partners are Germany and the United States. The currency is the Cedi.

The legislation governing the maritime industry in Ghana is the Shipping Act of 2003. The Ghana Maritime Authority oversees ship registration.