Part of | West Africa, Africa, Economic Community of West African States, Sub-Saharan Africa ![]() |
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Year dem found am | 1957 ![]() |
Official name | Ghana, Ghana, la République du Ghana, Gana tingbani ![]() |
Native label | Ghana, Gana, Gaana ![]() |
Short name | 🇬🇭 ![]() |
Dem name after | Ghana Empire ![]() |
Demonym | Ghanaian ![]() |
Official language | English ![]() |
Anthem | God Bless Our Homeland Ghana ![]() |
Culture | culture of Ghana ![]() |
Motto text | Freedom and Justice, Rhyddid a Chyfiawnder ![]() |
Continent | Africa ![]() |
Country | Ghana ![]() |
Capital | Accra ![]() |
Located in time zone | UTC±00:00, Africa/Accra ![]() |
Located in or next to body of water | Atlantic Ocean ![]() |
Located in/on physical feature | West Africa ![]() |
Coordinate location | 8°1′48″N 1°4′48″W ![]() |
Coordinates of easternmost point | 6°6′45″N 1°11′58″E ![]() |
Coordinates of northernmost point | 11°10′12″N 0°16′12″W ![]() |
Coordinates of southernmost point | 4°44′23″N 2°5′31″W ![]() |
Coordinates of westernmost point | 6°37′28″N 3°15′34″W ![]() |
Highest point | Mount Afadja ![]() |
Lowest point | Gulf of Guinea ![]() |
Government ein basic form | Democracy ![]() |
Office held by head of state | President of Ghana ![]() |
State ein head | Nana Akufo-Addo ![]() |
Office head of government hold | President of Ghana ![]() |
Government ein head | Nana Akufo-Addo ![]() |
Executive body | Government of Ghana ![]() |
Legislative body | Parliament of Ghana ![]() |
Central bank | Bank of Ghana ![]() |
Currency | Ghana cedi ![]() |
Dey share bother plus | Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Togo ![]() |
Driving side | right ![]() |
Electrical plug type | AC power plugs and sockets: British and related types, BS 1363 ![]() |
Dey replace | Dominion of Ghana, Gold Coast Colony, British Togoland ![]() |
Studied in | Ghana studies ![]() |
Dema official website | https://www.ghana.gov.gh/ ![]() |
Hashtag | Ghana ![]() |
Top-level Internet domain | .gh ![]() |
Flag | Flag of Ghana ![]() |
Coat of arms | coat of arms of Ghana ![]() |
Geography of topic | geography of Ghana ![]() |
Get characteristic | free country ![]() |
History of topic | history of Ghana ![]() |
Open data portal | Ghana Open Data Initiative ![]() |
Bibliography | bibliography of Ghana ![]() |
Economy of topic | economy of Ghana ![]() |
Demographics of topic | demographics of Ghana ![]() |
Mobile country code | 620 ![]() |
Country calling code | +233 ![]() |
Trunk prefix | 0 ![]() |
Emergency phone number | 999, 191, 192, 193 ![]() |
GS1 country code | 603 ![]() |
Licence plate code | GH ![]() |
Maritime identification digits | 627 ![]() |
Unicode character | 🇬🇭 ![]() |
Category for maps | Category:Maps of Ghana ![]() |
Ghana officially be Republic of Ghana, be country wey dey West Africa insyd.[1] Edey start for de Gulf of Guinea den de Atlantic Ocean to de south, edey share border plus Ivory Coast for de west, Burkina Faso for de north, den Togo for de east.[2] Ghana dey cover area of 238,535 km2 (92,099 sq mi),[3] wey dey span diverse biomes wey dey range from coastal savannas go tropical rainforests. Plus ova 31 million people.[4] De capital den largest city be Accra; other major cities be Kumasi, Tamale den Sekondi-Takoradi. Ghana be second country wey produce cocoa.
De first permanent state for present-day Ghana be de Bono state for de 11th century. Chaw kingdoms den empires emerge ova de centuries, na de most powerful be de Kingdom of Dagbon for de north[5][6] den de Ashanti Empire for de south insyd.[7]
De 15th century beginning, de Portuguese Empire, follow by chaw oda European powers, contest de area for trading rights, until de British ultimately establish control for de coast by de late 19th century. Dem follow over century of colonisation, Ghana in current borders take shape, wey encompass four separate British colonial territories: Gold Coast, Ashanti, de Northern Territories den British Togoland. Dem unify dis as independent dominion for de Commonwealth of Nations for 6 March 1957, wey come turn de first colony for sub-Saharan Africa insyd wey achieve sovereignty.[8][9][10] Ghana subsequently come turn influential for decolonisation efforts den de Pan-African movement insyd.[11]
Ghana be multi-ethnic country plus diverse population, linguistic den religious groups;[12] while de Akan be de bola ethnic group, dem dey constitute plurality per. De majority of Ghanaians be Christian (71.3%), plus close to fifth be Muslim den tenth dey practice traditional faiths anaa no get religion.[13] President wey be both head of state den head of government dey lead Ghana wey be unitary constitutional democracy.[14] Since 1993, ein maintain one of de freest den most stable governments for de continent top den dey perform relatively well for metrics of healthcare insyd, economic growth, den human development.[11][15] Ghana consequently dey enjoy significant influence for West Africa insyd[16] wey dem highly integrate am for international affairs insyd, e be member for de Non-Aligned Movement, de African Union, de Economic Community of West African States, de Group of 24, den de Commonwealth of Nations.[17]