285,000 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 120
25.618 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 42
state-owned TV station, 2 state-owned radio networks; several privately owned TV stations and a large number of privately owned radio stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are accessible; several cable and satellite TV subscriptio
1.297 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 93
total: 947 km
country comparison to the world: 91
narrow gauge: 947 km 1.067-m gauge (2008)
total: 109,515 km
country comparison to the world: 43
paved: 13,787 km
unpaved: 95,728 km (2009)
1,293 km (168 km for launches and lighters on Volta,
Ankobra, and Tano rivers; 1,125 km of arterial and feeder waterways on Lake Volta) (2011)
country comparison to the world: 57
major seaport(s): Takoradi, Tema
total: 4
country comparison to the world: 131
by type: petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 3
foreign-owned: 2 (Brazil 1, South Korea 1) (2010)
10 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 156
