Capital City | Accra |
Capital location | 5 33 N, 0 13 W |
Capital - history | Grew in 19th century around three 17th-century English and Dutch forts. Name probably comes from Akan ukran, meaning "black ant", an epithet given to Nigerian tribes that settled in the region in the 16th century. |
Capital - time difference | UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) |