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Where is Ghana?Where is Ghana? Ghana is an independent country that is located located in Ghana is an independent country that is located located in

West Africa. It borders West Africa. It borders Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east and the Gulf of Faso to the north, Togo to the east and the Gulf of GuineaGuinea to the south. to the south.

Ghana..?

The word "Ghana" means "Warrior King” It has the source of it’s name from the word “guinea”. It is derived from the west African coast to it’s south, New Guinea.

Ghana!

Ghana is surrounded by Burkina Faso, Togo, Côte d'Ivoire, and the Gulf and Guinea.

The main water The main water body that body that surrounds surrounds Ghana is the Ghana is the Gulf of Guinea.Gulf of Guinea.

The Ghana flag was first adopted in 1957, same year as Ghana’s Independence from the United Kingdom.

There new flag, which you can see on the background, was designed by Mrs. Theodosia Okoh.

Upon this independence, they wanted a new flag to replace the one that the United Kingdom made for them.

Constitutional Presidential republic

Constitutional Presidential republic is Ghana’s government type.

The president is John Kufuor. He’s Roman Catholic and has been president since January 1st, 2001.

Aliu Mahama is the vice president of Ghana and is Muslim. He has been vice president since January 1st, 2001.

Ghana’s Economic Industry

Ghana's industrial base is more Ghana's industrial base is more advanced compared to many of the advanced compared to many of the other countries in Africa.other countries in Africa.Some imports from Ghana are Some imports from Ghana are textiles; steel (using scrap); tires; oil textiles; steel (using scrap); tires; oil refining; flour milling; beverages; refining; flour milling; beverages; tobacco; simple consumer goods; tobacco; simple consumer goods; and car, truck, and bus assembly.and car, truck, and bus assembly.

Language?

The official language of Ghana is English, so you could imagine it won’t be very difficult to get around in Ghana.

ReligionThe main religions practiced in Ghana are Christianity, African beliefs, and Islam.

If you ever come to Ghana, hit If you ever come to Ghana, hit the beaches or pools. There the beaches or pools. There weather is GREAT for all year weather is GREAT for all year round! It’s either sunny or round! It’s either sunny or raining.raining.

Sorry, no snow!Sorry, no snow!

Climate

Tourist AttractionTourist Attraction

Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Kwame Nkrumah Memorial ParkPark This park is dedicated to the first prime minister of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah. It is located in the capital of Ghana, Accra.

Here are some animals found in Ghana. Remember you can even find these animals anywhere in Africa.

And those are some interesting things about Ghana. I hope you’ve all learned something new today =)

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Wikipedia

• www.inthesetimes.com/article/629/

• www.zimaccra.org/

• www.jeffmaurone.com/.../06/spelunking_in_t.html

• http://stamp-search.com/images/gha0006sh2-africa-animals.jpg