Outline of Ghana

The Flag of Ghana		The Coat of Arms of Ghana

The location of Ghana

An enlargeable map of the Republic of Ghana

See also: Index of Ghana-related articles

The Republic of Ghana is a sovereign country located in West Africa.^[1] Ghana borders Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south. 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 kingdoms, including the Ga Adangbes on the eastern coast, 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 Ashanti language it is spelled Gaana.

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

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

Main article: Geography 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

Main article: Environment of Ghana

• Climate of Ghana
• Environmental issues in Ghana
• Ecoregions in Ghana
• Renewable energy in Ghana
• Geology of Ghana
• Protected areas of Ghana
  • Biosphere reserves in Ghana
  • National parks of Ghana
• Wildlife of Ghana
  • Flora of Ghana
  • Fauna of Ghana
    • Birds of Ghana
    • Mammals of Ghana

Natural geographic features of Ghana

Main article: Landforms 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

Ecoregions of Ghana

Main article: Ecoregions in Ghana

Administrative divisions of Ghana

Main article: Administrative divisions of Ghana

• Regions of Ghana
  • • Districts of Ghana

Provinces of Ghana

Main article: Provinces of Ghana

Districts of Ghana

Main article: 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
  • (specific elections)
• Political parties in Ghana
• Political scandals of Ghana
• Taxation in Ghana

Branches of the government of Ghana

Main article: 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 (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Senate of Ghana
  • Lower house: House of Commons of Ghana

Judicial branch of the government of Ghana

Main article: Court system of Ghana

• Supreme Court of Ghana

Foreign relations of Ghana

Main article: 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

• Capital punishment in 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
  • Special forces of Ghana
• Military history of Ghana
• Military ranks of Ghana

Local government in Ghana

Main article: Local government in Ghana

History of Ghana

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

• Economic history of Ghana
• Military history of Ghana

Culture of Ghana

Main article: Culture of Ghana

• Architecture of Ghana
• Cuisine of Ghana
• Ethnic minorities in Ghana
• Festivals in Ghana
• Humor in Ghana
• Languages of Ghana
• Media in Ghana
• National symbols of Ghana
  • Coat of arms of Ghana
  • Flag of Ghana
  • National anthem of Ghana
• People of Ghana
• Prostitution in Ghana
• Public holidays in Ghana
• Records of Ghana
• Religion in Ghana
  • Buddhism in Ghana
  • Christianity in Ghana
  • Hinduism in Ghana
  • Islam in Ghana
  • Judaism in Ghana
  • Sikhism in Ghana
• World Heritage Sites in Ghana

Art in Ghana

• Art in Ghana
• Cinema of Ghana
• Literature of Ghana
• Music of Ghana
• Television in Ghana
• Theatre in 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
• Banking in Ghana
  • National Bank of Ghana
• Communications in Ghana
  • Internet in Ghana
• Companies of Ghana
• Currency of Ghana: Cedi
  • ISO 4217: GHS
• Economic history of Ghana
• Energy in Ghana
  • Energy policy of Ghana
  • Oil industry in Ghana
• Health care in Ghana
• Mining in Ghana
• Ghana Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Ghana
• Transport in Ghana
  • Airports in Ghana
  • Rail transport in Ghana
  • Roads in Ghana
• Water supply and sanitation in Ghana

Education in Ghana

Main article: Education in Ghana

Health in Ghana

Main article: Health in Ghana

See also

	Ghana portal
	Africa portal

Main article: 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. ^ ^{a b} "Ghana". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gh.html. 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.
• Ghana Eye Foundation A Non Governmental Organisation to create awareness and mobilise resources to support the provision of a sustainable, equitable and quality eye health service by well-trained and appropriately motivated personnel to all residents in Ghana.

Overviews

• Rural poverty in Ghana (IFAD)
• "Country profile: Ghana". BBC News. 2008-06-25. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1023355.stm. Retrieved 2008-08-05. 
• Encyclopaedia Britannica, Country Page - Ghana
• CIA World Factbook - Ghana
• Ethnologue Ghana languages
• Outline of Ghana at the Open Directory Project
• 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
• [1] 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

• Outline of Ghana travel guide from Wikitravel
• 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