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Ghana
Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated with the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Ivory Coast to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to the east. Ghana covers an area of 239,567 km2 (92,497 sq mi), spanning various ecologies, from coastal savannas to tropical rainforests. With over 35 million inhabitants, Ghana is the thirteenth-most populous country in Africa, and the second-most populous country in West Africa. The capital and most populous city is Accra.
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WHAT PEOPLE ARE CALLED
Ghanaian
These are English demonyms for people from Ghana. A demonym describes a connection to a place; it does not mean everyone shares an ethnicity, language or religion.
Demonym source: mledoze/countries · Download the attributed dataset (ODbL)SAME LAND, DIFFERENT WORLDS
Civilizations, flags & standards
Modern borders are a starting point for exploring the past. These cultures and states occupied some of the same land; they were not the same country. Dates describe each civilization or state as a whole, not continuous rule over every place listed.
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Turning points
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Read the historical overview →Religion: state & society
An official religion is a legal status. The largest religious group is a population measure. Neither describes every person's beliefs.
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BEYOND THE MAP
Ghana in the study desk
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Where it is
Languages
Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.
What it sells, and to whom
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Trades with
Farms and fisheries
- cassava
- yams
- plantains
- maize
- oil palm fruit
- taro
Largest cities
| Kumasi | 2,544,530 |
| Accra capital | 1,963,264 |
| Tamale | 464,316 |
| Takoradi | 389,114 |
| Sekondi | 285,506 |
Money, belief and alliances
Money
Belongs to
Climate and geography
tropical; warm and comparatively dry along southeast coast; hot and humid in southwest; hot and dry in north
Climate zone
Highest point
Landmarks and landscapes
Northern hemisphere.
Land borders (3)
In charge right now
Figures from its history
Leaders before them
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