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 Ghana is located on the southern coast of the West Africa
and has as its eastern neighbour Togo, on the west, the Ivory Coast, on
the south the Atlantic Ocean and on the north and northwest, Burkina
Faso.
Low sandy shores near the sea give way to the coastal plains
inward except in the West where the forests extend to near the sea. The
forest vegetation in the Western coast stretches towards the North and
moves east, where it runs for about 170 miles into Ashanti interspersed
by hills with dense woods and steep ridges. The forest gives way to the
Savannah in the north where the two rivers Black Volta and White Volta
merge and flow southward through a narrow gap in the hills into the
sea. the highest point in the country is recorded 29,000 feet height on
a point in the hills on the eastern border. There is a total lack of
natural harbours in Ghana. Most rivers except for the Volta, the Pra
and the Ankobra, finally fall into lagoons.
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Capital: Accra
Area: 238 537 km²
Population: 17 832 000
Currency: 1 US$ = 2290 Cedi
GDP: 156/1 051$
HDI : 132/475
Languages: English, Ewe, Gaadanghe, Akan, Dagbandi, Mamprussi, Ga,
Twi
Ethnic groups: Ashanti (center), Fanti (coast) , Nzima & Ahanta
(southwest), Ga (Accra), Moshi-Dogamba & Gompa (north)
Religions: Christian 60%, Animist 20 %, Muslim 20% |
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