Gold Coast (region)

5°27′N 0°58′W

Gold Coast
Gold Coast location in red
StatusCurrently 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
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
 Summer (DST)
UTC+0 (GMT)

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.

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