Outline of Ghana

The Flag of Ghana.

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, including the inland Empire of Ashanti and various Fante states along the coast and inland. 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.^[3] Upon achieving independence from the United Kingdom in 1957,^[4] 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):
• Etymology: Name of Ghana
• International rankings of Ghana
• ISO country codes: GH, GHA, 288
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:GH
• Internet country code top-level domain: .gh

Geography of Ghana

An enlargeable topographic map of Ghana

• Ghana is: a country
• Population of Ghana: 23,478,000 - 48th most populous country
• Area of Ghana: 238,535 km²
• Atlas of Ghana

Location

• Ghana is situated within the following regions:
  • Northern Hemisphere, on the Prime Meridian
    • Africa
      • West Africa
• Time zone: Coordinated Universal Time UTC+00
• Extreme points of Ghana
  • High: Mount Afadjato 880 m (2,887 ft)
  • Low: Gulf of Guinea 0 m
• Land boundaries: 2,094 km

 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
• Renewable energy in Ghana
• Geology of Ghana
• Protected areas of Ghana
  • Biosphere reserves in 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 ^[5]
• Islands of Ghana
• Lakes of Ghana
• Mountains of Ghana
  • Volcanoes in Ghana
• Rivers of Ghana
  • Waterfalls of Ghana
• Valleys of Ghana
• World Heritage Sites in Ghana

Regions of Ghana

• Regions of Ghana
  • Districts of Ghana

Ecoregions of Ghana

Main article: Ecoregions in Ghana

Administrative divisions of Ghana

Main article: Administrative divisions of Ghana

Districts of Ghana

Municipalities of Ghana

• Capital of Ghana: Accra
• Cities of Ghana

Demography of Ghana

Main article: Demographics of Ghana

Government and politics of Ghana

Main article: Government of Ghana and Politics of Ghana

• Form of government: presidential representative democratic republic
• Capital of Ghana: Accra

• Elections in Ghana
• Political parties in Ghana

Branches of the government of Ghana

Executive branch of the government of Ghana

• Head of state: President of Ghana,
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Ghana,
• Cabinet of Ghana

Legislative branch of the government of Ghana

• Parliament of Ghana (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Ghana

• Supreme Court 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]

African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP) African Development Bank Group (AfDB) African Union (AU) African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID) Commonwealth of Nations Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Group of 24 (G24) Group of 77 (G77) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Criminal Court (ICCt) International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) International Development Association (IDA) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Organization for Migration (IOM) International Organization for Standardization (ISO) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) International Telecommunication Union (ITU) International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)

International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Nonaligned Movement (NAM) Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) (associate member) Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Organization of American States (OAS) (observer) United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) Universal Postal Union (UPU) World Confederation of Labour (WCL) World Customs Organization (WCO) World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Ghana

Main article: Law of Ghana

• Constitution of Ghana
• Crime in Ghana
• Human rights in Ghana
  • LGBT rights in Ghana
  • Freedom of religion in Ghana
• Law enforcement in Ghana

Military of Ghana

Main article: Military of Ghana

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Ghana
• Forces
  • Army of Ghana
  • Navy of Ghana
  • Air Force of Ghana

History of Ghana

Main article: History of Ghana, Timeline of the history of Ghana, and Current events of Ghana

• Military history of Ghana

Culture of Ghana

Main article: Culture of Ghana

• Cuisine of Ghana
• Languages of 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
• Kente cloth
• Music of Ghana

Sports in Ghana

Main article: Sports in Ghana

• Football in Ghana
• Ghana at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Ghana

Main article: 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
  • Internet in Ghana
• Companies of Ghana
• Currency of Ghana: Cedi
  • ISO 4217: GHS
• Health care in Ghana
• Petroleum industry in Ghana
• Mining in Ghana
• Manufacturing in Ghana
• Ghana Stock Exchange
• Transport in Ghana
  • Airports in Ghana
  • Rail transport in Ghana
• Water supply and sanitation in Ghana

Education in Ghana

Main article: Education in Ghana

Health in Ghana

See also

• 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. "Ghana". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
2. Jackson, John G. Introduction to African Civilizations, 2001. Page 201.
3. MacLean, Iain. Rational Choice and British Politics: An Analysis of Rhetoric and Manipulation from Peel to Blair, 2001. Page 76.
4. Peter N. Stearns and William Leonard Langer. The Encyclopedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern, Chronologically Arranged, 2001. Page 1050.
5. 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

Wikimedia Atlas of Ghana

Ghana News

• Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
• Latest Ghana News
• Headline News, photos, video from Ghana
• News in Ghana

Government

• Ghana official Website
• The Parliament of Ghana official site
• National Commission on Culture official site
• Ghana On Net! - History of Ghana at www.ghanaonnet.com
• Ghana's Independence Video by Information Services Department

Healthcare

• Korle Bu Hospital
• Unite For Sight at Buduburam Refugee Camp, Ghana A Unite For Sight video documentary with interviews of residents at Buduburam Refugee Camp, Ghana. Unite For Sight provides free eye care for the residents.
• Subayo Foundation A not for profit charity for women and children in Ghana based out of the US.

Overviews

• Rural poverty in Ghana (IFAD)
• "Country profile: Ghana". BBC News. 2008-06-25. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
• Encyclopaedia Britannica, Country Page - Ghana
• CIA World Factbook - Ghana
• Ethnologue Ghana languages
• Outline of Ghana at DMOZ
• US State Department — Ghana includes Background Notes, Country Study and major reports
• Business Anti-Corruption Portal Ghana Country Profile
• Historical Notes and Memorial Inscriptions From Ghana, Compiled 1988 to 1990 by M.E.J. Crew of Ofinso Training College, Ofinso, Ashanti, Ghana
• Short Documentary looking at the problems faced by Ghana's rice farmers

Teaching resources

• Ghana: And Annotated List of Books and Other Resources for Teaching About Ghana
• Proverbs from Ghana

Tourism

• Ghana travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Ghana Tourism Official Ghana Tourism Website
• Ghana@50 official independence anniversary site
• Teaching in Ghana
• Pictures Ghana
• Ghana Tourism Information
• user generated tourism information on Ghana