World Region Information --- Ghana Information
We are researching the local information of Ghana. The Republic of Ghana is a country located on the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean in West Africa. We will feature information that seems good to know when advancing to Ghana.
It is bordered by Ivory Coast to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to the east. To the south it faces the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean.
Approx. 240,000 km2
Kumasi(2.07 million), Tamale(560,000), etc.
Approximately 31.07 million people
Akan, Moldavon, Ewe, etc.
English is official language
Christianity 69%, Islam 16%, Traditional beliefs 8.5%, Others
It has a mixed culture of traditions and beliefs of a wide variety of Ghana ethnic groups.
- Aburi Botanic Gardens
- Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park
- Bojo Beach
- Accra Mall
- LA Pleasure Beach
- W.E.B. DuBois Centre in Accra
- Cape Coast Castle
- Christiansborg (Osu) Castle
It is divided into three parts: basic education, secondary education, and higher education. Of the basic education, 2 years of kindergarten and 6 years of elementary school are compulsory.
- University of Ghana
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
- University of Cape Coast
- University of Education, Winneba
- Ashesi University
- Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration
- University for Development Studies
1821 British Gold Coast established
1823 First Anglo-Ashanti War
1872 Second Anglo-Ashanti War
1874 Britain pushes ahead with coastal colonial development
1901 The Kingdom of Ashanti is annexed to the British Gold Coast
1957 Independence from Britain
1960 declared republican
1964 become a one-party state
1966 military coup
1969 Inauguration of civilian government
1972 military coup
1979 military coup, transition to civilian rule
1981 military coup
1983 Adopting free market economic policies
1992 A referendum approved a constitution introducing a multi-party system.
1994 Ethnic conflict breaks out
2002 State of emergency declared in the north
2007 Offshore oil field discovery, flooding
It is a constitutional democracy with a multi-party system. The president is the head of state. The parliament is unicameral.
- FLAGSTAFF HOUSE
- Parliament of Ghana
- The Supreme Court
$2,266
It has a diverse and rich resource base, such as the manufacture and export of digital technology products, the construction and export of automobiles and ships, and the export of resources such as hydrocarbons and industrial minerals.
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