Ghana is situated in West Africa, just above the Equator. The Greenwich Meridian passes through its main industrial city, Tema. It lies between latitude four degrees 45 minutes and 11 degrees 11 minutes North and extends from Longitude one degree 14 minutes east to three degrees 17 minutes west. Ghana shares common boundaries with Togo in the east, Burkina Faso in the north and Cote d'Ivoire in the West. The Atlantic Ocean is in the south.
Ghana is divided into 10 administrative regions and 110 district assemblies.
The Regions are: Greater Accra, Eastern, Western, Central, Volta, Brong Ahafo, Ashanti, Northern, Upper East & Upper West.
Capital: Accra.
Status: Republic. Former British colony. It won independence on March 6, 1957 and became the first country south of the Sahara to be free. She became a Republic on July 1, 1960.
Population: About 20million.
Area: 238,537 square kilometres.
Climate: Tropical. Temperatures are generally between 21 and 32 degrees Celcius. It is usually breezy and sunny. In the South, there are two rainy seasons, from March to July and from September to October, separated by a short dry season in August and a relatively long dry season from mid-October to March. The north has only one rainy season, that is, from July to September.
It is hot and humid in the southwest, with annual rainfall averaging 2,030mm. The extreme southwest, around Axim, records the heaviest rainfall. The southeast coast is warm and comparatively dry; the north is hot and dry.
Ghana has about 550 kilometres of coastline of sandy beaches.
The vegetation of coastal plains give way to tropical forest at the centre while the north is savannah.
Ethnic groups: Twi and Fanti-speaking Akans (44 per cent), Mole-Dagombas (16 per cent), Ewes (13 per cent) others (27 per cent).
Religion: Christian (63 per cent), Muslims (16 per cent), traditional religion (21 per cent).
Languages: English (official). The main local languages are Twi, Fanti, Ewe, Ga and Dagbani.
International Affiliation: Member of the UN, Commonwealth, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Organisation of African Unity (OAU), Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), others.
Workforce: Basically an agricultural country. Agriculture accounts for about 45 per cent of Gross Domestic Product and employs about 60 per cent of labour force.
Government: Parliamentary democracy. The Constitution of the Fourth republic was approved at a referendum held on 28th April, 1992 and came into force on 7th January, 1993. Single chamber of 200 Parliamentary members.
Education: Ghana operates a 12-year pre-university education – six years of primary and three years each of Junior Secondary School and Senior Secondary School. Ghana has five public Universities and other private universities, eight Polytechnics and 22 Technical Institutions.
Currency: Cedi/Pesewa. (100 Pesewas = one cedi). Flexible exchange rate.
Economy: Main exports are gold, cocoa, timber, bauxite, manganese, diamonds which are called traditional exports, and horticultural products, handicraft, processed food and manufactured goods called non-traditional exports.
2006-11-26 11:22:05
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answered by winter 3
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yes.Ghana is a country found in West Africa.it was the first country to gain inependence in sub saharan africa on 6th march 1957.it became a republic on 1st july 1960.Ghana was colonised by the British so their official language is English.their president is his excellency John Agyekum Kuffour.the current UN secretary general,Mr.Kofi Annan is a ghanaian.Ghana is a country blessed with gold.they used to be called Gold Coast until independence.their currency is the cedi.the religion which is dominant there is christianity.it shares boundaries with Togo on the east,Burkina Faso on the north and Ivory Coast on the west.its capital is Accra.Michael Essien of Chelsea fame is a ghanaian
2006-11-28 11:11:49
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answered by NOKA88 2
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If the person was smart, they gave you their number as +(their number). You would replace the + with the international access code which tells the phone carrier that you are making an international call. Since Ghana's country code is 233, they should have given you something like +233 ..... If they didn't give you their number as +233, then add that to the beginning. Now, as for +, in the NANPA (such as US/Canada/Puerto Rico), the + is 011. In most of the remainder of the world, it is 00. Ghanian numbers if my knowledge is correct is 9 digits. So, if your friend's number is 302 228 000, and you live in the US, than you will dial 011 233 302 228 000. or 00 233 302 228 000 in most of the rest of the world. Hope this helps
2016-05-23 06:13:41
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answered by Anonymous
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yea...
Capital
(and largest city) Accra
5°33′N 0°15′W
Official languages English
Government Constitutional republic
- President of Ghana John Agyekum Kufuor
- Vice President of Ghana Aliu Mahama
Independence from the UK
- Declared 6 March 1957
- Constitution 1 July 1960
Area
- Total 238,534 km² (81st)
92,098 sq mi
- Water (%) 3.5
Population
- 2005 estimate 22,113,0001 (49th)
- Density 93/km² (103rd)
215/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2005 estimate
- Total $55.2 billion (72nd)
- Per capita $2,643 (127th)
HDI (2003) 0.520 (medium) (138th)
Currency Cedi (GHC)
Time zone GMT (UTC)
Internet TLD .gh
Calling code +233
2006-11-26 11:16:14
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answered by Anonymous
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Yes, Its in West Africa, capital Accra, famous person from Ghana, Micheal Essien, Kwame Nkrumah and me
2006-11-28 01:31:11
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answered by Intellithug 3
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yes of course! Ghana is a Country in West Africa. It was popularly known as Gold Coast till the name was changed. Her capital state is Accra. What happened to ur Geography hon.
2006-11-26 11:27:10
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answered by Mama's Girl 3
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Yes is a country in the western part of Africa coast, she has a border to the east with Togo, and west with Ivery Coaste, south is Atlantic ocean and north is Mali
2006-11-27 06:47:04
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answered by phemmy 2
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Yes. It's on the west coast of Africa. It borders Togo to the east, Cote d'Ivoire (the Ivory Coast) to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south.
2006-11-26 11:58:36
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answered by Anonymous
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No it doesn't exist as it's outwith the USA so there fore it's inconciquential to everything as the whole universe is centred around washington.
Other than that it's on the west coast of Africa.
2006-11-26 11:17:25
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answered by Travellin Bry 3
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West African country. Go to www.sheppardsoftware.com and play their free interactive geography quiz on Africa, you'll be able to learn the whole continent in no time.
2006-11-29 00:12:33
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answered by moodybluetwo 2
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