Ghana
A starting point for my exploration of Ghana: Country facts,
history, links, news. Hopefully you will also find some information of
use.
 Republic
of Ghana
(former: Gold Coast)
Capital: Accra
Area: 239,460 sq km
Borders to: Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Togo
Population: approx. 20,2 million
Language: English (official) and African languages including Akan,
Moshi-Dagomba, Ewe, and Ga
Religions: Christian (63%), indigenous beliefs (21%), Muslim (16%)
Independence from United Kingdom: March 6th, 1957 (The
country was formerly known as: Gold Coast). Ghana was the first of the
African colonies to gain independence.
Literacy: 64,5% of adult population (over 15 years)
Est. infant mortality: 56 per 1,000 live births
Life expectancy: 59 (Women), 56 (Men)
Type: Constitutional democracy
President: John Agyekum Kufuor (elected January, 2001)
GDP: $39.4 billion, $1,980 per capita
Services are 39% of GDP. Agriculture is 36% of GDP and industry is 25%.
Currency: Cedi (GHC)
More facts and figures:
CIA
World Fact Book: Ghana
LINKS:
Republic of Ghana - official Ghana
website
Ghana
- University of Pennsylvania
Africa Online:
Ghana
Ghana - a country
study (US Library of Congress)
University of Ghana
Ghana news
Ghanaweb - Ghana homepage
Ghana Forum - community
News in Ghana
Daily Graphic - Ghana newspaper
Newsrunner - Ghanaian Internet Magazine
WorldAtlas: Ghana
Tourism/travel
Ghana Tourist Board
GhanaData
Lonely
Planet World Guide - tourist information: Ghana
World Travel
Guide: Ghana
Bicycle Africa: Ghana
Universities
University of Ghana (Accra)
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science
and Technology (Kumasi)
Human Rights
Human Rights Watch:
Ghana
Misc
Kente Design/Cross Culture International -
Ghanian fashion designer Francis Selorm.
Ama, A Story of the Atlantic
Slave Trade - website for the novel by Manu Herbstein
Asante.co.uk - The source for Asante history, news and literature.
Ghana EXPO 2003 -
Exhibition and conferences in London October 2003
Danish sites about Ghana / Pages in Danish:
Ghana Venskabsgrupperne
i Danmark
Leksikon.org: Ghana
Ud i verden: Ghana - Danidas
hjemmeside for børn og unge.
Ghana - en politisk og
økonomisk oversigt. Publikation fra Udenrigsministeriet/Danida
GlobalEyez:
Ghana - Et online magasin om globalisering
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