Place:Outline of Ghana

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Short description: Overview of and topical guide to Ghana
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The location of Ghana in Africa and Earth
An enlargeable map of the Republic of Ghana

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Ghana:

Ghana – sovereign country in West Africa in Africa.[1] The word "Ghana" means "Warrior King",[2] and was the source of the name "Guinea" (via French Guinoye) used to refer to the West African coast (as in Gulf of Guinea). Ghana was inhabited in pre-colonial times by a number of ancient predominantly Akan kingdoms, foremost the Bono state, including the inland Empire of Ashanti and various Fante states along the coast and inland.[3] Trade with European states flourished after contact with the Portuguese in the 15th century, and the British established a crown colony, Gold Coast, in 1874.[4] Upon achieving independence from the United Kingdom in 1957,[5] the name Ghana was chosen for the new nation to reflect the ancient Empire of Ghana that once extended throughout much of Western Africa. In the Akan language it is spelled Gaana.


General reference

An enlargeable relief map of Ghana
  • Pronunciation: /ˈɡɑːnə/
  • Common English country name: Ghana
  • Official English country name: The Republic of Ghana
  • Common endonym(s):
  • Official endonym(s):
  • Adjectival(s): Ghanaian
  • Demonym(s):
  • International rankings of Ghana
  • ISO country codes: GH, GHA, 288
  • ISO region codes: See GH
  • Internet country code top-level domain: .gh

Geography of Ghana

An enlargeable topographic map of Ghana

Geography of Ghana

  • Ghana is: a country
  • Regions : 16 Regions
  • Population of Ghana: 28,830,000 - 48th most populous country
  • Area of Ghana: 238,535 km2
  • Atlas of Ghana

Location

 Togo 877 km
 Cote d'Ivoire 668 km
 Burkina Faso 549 km
  • Coastline: 539 km

Environment of Ghana

An enlargeable satellite image of Ghana
  • Climate of Ghana
  • Geology of Ghana
  • Protected areas of Ghana
    • National parks of Ghana
  • Wildlife of Ghana
    • Fauna of Ghana
      • Birds of Ghana
      • Mammals of Ghana

Natural geographic features of Ghana

  • Glaciers in Ghana: none [6]
  • Rivers of Ghana
  • World Heritage Sites in Ghana

16 Regions of Ghana

  • Regions of Ghana
    • Districts of Ghana

Administrative divisions of Ghana

Administrative divisions of Ghana

Provinces of Ghana
Districts of Ghana

Districts of Ghana

Municipalities of Ghana
  • Capital of Ghana: Accra
  • Cities of Ghana

Demography of Ghana

Demographics of Ghana

Government and politics of Ghana

Politics of Ghana

Branches of the government of Ghana

Government of Ghana

Executive branch of the government of Ghana

Legislative branch of the government of Ghana

  • Parliament of Ghana (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Ghana

Judiciary of Ghana

  • Supreme Court of Ghana

Foreign relations of Ghana

Foreign relations of Ghana

  • Diplomatic missions in Ghana
  • Diplomatic missions of Ghana

International organization membership

The Republic of Ghana is a member of:[1]

Law and order in Ghana

  • Constitution of Ghana
  • Human rights in Ghana
    • Abortion in Ghana
    • LGBT rights in Ghana
  • Law enforcement in Ghana

Military of Ghana

Military of Ghana

  • Command
  • Forces
    • Army of Ghana
    • Navy of Ghana
    • Air Force of Ghana

History of Ghana

Period-coverage

  • Early history
  • Colonial era
  • Dominion
  • 1966 to 1979

By field

  • Economic history of Ghana
  • History of the Jews in Ghana
  • Political history of Ghana
  • Postage stamps and postal history of Ghana

By populated place

  • Elmina

Culture of Ghana

Culture of Ghana

  • Cuisine of Ghana
  • Festivals in Ghana
  • Ghanaian literature
  • Languages of Ghana
  • Social conduct in Ghana
  • Media in Ghana
  • National symbols of Ghana
    • Coat of arms of Ghana
    • Flag of Ghana
    • National anthem of Ghana
  • Prostitution in Ghana
  • Public holidays in Ghana
  • Religion in Ghana
    • Christianity in Ghana
    • Hinduism in Ghana
    • Islam in Ghana
      • Ahmadiyya in Ghana
  • World Heritage Sites in Ghana

Art in Ghana

  • Akan art
  • Cinema of Ghana
    • Kumawood
  • Kente cloth
  • Music of Ghana
    • Afrobeats
    • Gh hiphop
    • Hiplife
    • Highlife
    • Raglife
  • Video gaming in Ghana

Sports in Ghana

Sports in Ghana

  • Football in Ghana
  • Ghana at the Olympics
  • Rugby union in Ghana

Economy and infrastructure of Ghana

Economy of Ghana

  • Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 101st (one hundred and first)
  • Agriculture in Ghana (Fishing in Ghana, Forestry in Ghana)
  • Communications in Ghana
  • Companies of Ghana
  • Currency of Ghana: Cedi
  • Electricity sector in Ghana
  • Healthcare in Ghana
  • Petroleum industry in Ghana
  • Mining in Ghana
  • Manufacturing in Ghana
  • Ghana Stock Exchange
  • Salt industry in Ghana
  • Trade unions in Ghana
  • Transport in Ghana
    • Airports in Ghana
    • Rail transport in Ghana
    • Road Network
  • Water supply and sanitation in Ghana

Education in Ghana

Education in Ghana

Health in Ghana

Health in Ghana

  • Eye care in Ghana
    • Optometry in Ghana

See also

Ghana

  • Index of Ghana-related articles
  • List of Ghana-related topics
  • List of international rankings
  • Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
  • Member state of the United Nations
  • Outline of Africa
  • Outline of geography

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ghana". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/ghana/. 
  2. ↑ Jackson, John G. Introduction to African Civilizations, 2001. Page 201.
  3. ↑ Meyerowitz, Eva L. R. (1975) (in en). The Early History of the Akan States of Ghana. Red Candle Press. https://books.google.com/books?id=F3lyAAAAMAAJ. 
  4. ↑ MacLean, Iain. Rational Choice and British Politics: An Analysis of Rhetoric and Manipulation from Peel to Blair, 2001. Page 76.
  5. ↑ Peter N. Stearns and William Leonard Langer. The Encyclopedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern, Chronologically Arranged, 2001. Page 1050.
  6. ↑ The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.

External links

Ghana News
Government
Healthcare
Overviews
Teaching resources
Tourism




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