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In Ghana their main language is English but they also speak many other African languages such as: Ga, Ewe, Fante, Hausa, Twi, Akan, Konkomba, Dagbani, Gonja.

Southern Ghana is covered with rainforests, which are rich with gold, diamonds and lots more precious gems and ores. Wide savannahs extend to the north which covers 31% of Ghana's area and the northern region is divided into 20 districts.

In Ghana the population is about 27 million. The area of the country is 92,099 square miles. The name Ghana means warrior king. The Ghana Empire was built on trade in salt and gold, which is why the British called it the Gold Coast.

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Initially settled by Africans, Ghana was

occupied  Europeans since 1492 , but it was not

until 1874 that external rule was inposed.

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Cocoa is Ghana's largest export. The cocoa beans are used to make chocolate.  Ghana is the world's second largest cocoa exporter in the world

Ghana was the centre of the gold, ivory and slave trade during the 17th & 18th centuries.

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The population of Ghana consists of 25,900,000 people; 51% of the population are female and 49% of the population are female.

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The Greenwich meridian goes through Ghana, the equator misses Ghana by about 380 miles.

Ghana has never won a Gold medal at the Olympics but has won 3 silver and a bronze.

The only country that produces more cocoa beans than Ghana is the Ivory Coast.

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mount Adaklu is a mountain in Ghana

and is 12 km high .

moutain Adaklu is 600 m above sea level

and the destination is by the inhabbitants

of near by villages.

tour are organized for toursed, and the donations are collected and given to the community. A three hour hike is a good opportunaty to see beautifbirds and butterflys.

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The Ghana flag has red on the top, gold in the middle, green at the bottom and has a black star in the middle.

The flag was designed in 1957 and was the second African flag to use these colours after Ethiopia. The red represents the blood of the people who died in the struggle for the country's independence, the gold represents the mineral wealth of the country and the green is for the country's rich forests. The black star represents freedom and gives the Ghana national football team their nickname "the black stars"

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the area of Ghana is 92098

sq miles. ghanas full name is the republic of Ghana. the most poupular religons in Ghana are
christanity,indengous beliefs and islam.

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The Ghana motto is, 'Freedom and justice' and their anthem is 'God bless our homeland Ghana. Ghana has many rivers like: the Bia, Nini, Tano, Pra, Oti and many more rivers! Ghana is bordered by Ivory coast in the west, Burkina faso in the north, Togo in the east and Gulf of Guinea. The word 'Ghana' means 'warrior king' in Mande!

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Ghana's highest point is Mount Afadjato , 885 m. Ghana is the world's second largest producer of cocoa beans. Ghana is famous for their music and celebrations.

Ghana used to be called the "Gold coast." The name was changed to Ghana because its thought that the present day natives ancestors were migrants from the ancient kingdom of Ghana.

Salt was considered very valuable and the salt trade was heavily taxed by the king. Salt was sometimes used as money and was about as valuable as gold!

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The current national anthem of Ghana is called "God Bless Our Homeland Ghana." The new anthem has been used since the 1970s. It was written by Michael Kwame Gbordzoe, who was selected from many entries for the national competition. The melody was not written by Michael, it was composed by Philip Gbeho. This is the lyrics and melody in English.

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Ghana has a very hot climate as it is near the equator

and the largest lake in the world, Lake Volta, which

is located in Ghana, extends for over 320 miles and

can be seen from space. Malaria is a major disease

carried by mosquitos which thrive in the humid

climate. Interestingly, Ghana is the world's second

largest producer of cocoa beans which they use to

make chocolate

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Ghana, a country on the West Coast of Africa, is one of the most thriving democracies on the continent. It has often been referred to as an "island of peace" 	in one of the most chaotic regions on earth.

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Ghana, a country on the West Coast of Africa, is one of the most thriving democracies on the continent. It has often been referred to as an "island of peace" 	in one of the most chaotic regions on earth.

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There are many different many species of animal in Ghana, such as: Hippos - located mainly in the North Western region of Ghana, in the Wechiau Hippo Sanctuary.  They are quite shy animals hidden under water a lot of the time.  Whilst they are quite shy, a hippo can be extremely dangerous if it feels it is under threat.

Fruit Bats - these harmless, nocturnal bats are usually found in caves in the  Shai Hills near Accra and the Buoyem Caves that can be located just outside of Techiman.

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The population of Ghana is esstimated at 20 million, about 20% of whom live and Accra. The Ghana empire means warrior king and harks back to the days of Ghana empire between the 9th and 13th centuries. Ghana empire was built on trade in salt and gold, which is why British merchants then later called it the Gold Coast.

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The capital city ,Acrra, has a population of 1.4m.

Lake Volta is a lake in Ghana and stretches to 36 miles. It can even be seen from space.

Ghana has a space program that plans to launch a satellite this year!

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The population of Ghana is 25.9 million.

The most popular food eaten is yams, procedure,

Jollof, or kelewele ( fried plantains ). Some of the

meals eaten at Christmas are chicken, goat or sheep.

Sometimes they would eat a chicken stew, or oranges

mangoes or pawpaws ( papaya ). Their flag has a

red stripe at the top, a yellow stripe in the middle

and a green stripe at the bottom . In the middle

of the yellow section is a black star.  The president

of Ghana is John Dramani Mahama. The Vice - President is
Kwesi Amissah  - Arthur.

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Lake Volta in Ghana is the worlds largest artificial lake.

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The president of Ghana is Jhon Dramani Mahama. The highest point in Ghana is Mount Aladjato (885m). Lake Volta is the biggest lake in Ghana (8489sq km, 3275sq miles). The popularity in Ghana is around 25million people with around 11million being children.

The top 3 most popular cities in Ghana is: 1.Accra 2.Kumasi 3.Tamle

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In 1957 Ghana became the first

sub Saharan country in colonial

Africa to gain it's independence.

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The population of Ghana is

estimated at 20 million, and around

20% of this amount live in Accra,

the capital city. 75% of Ghanaians

are Christians, 15% are muslims and

the rest adhering to traditional

beliefs. The size of Ghana has a

surface area of 238,837 sqaure

kilometers.

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The population of Ghana's capital Accra is

approximately 4 million. Ghana's highest

point is at the top of Mount Afadjato at 885

metres tall. 75% of Ghanaians are Christians

15% Muslims, and the rest have traditional

animistic beliefs. About 20% of Ghana's land

is arable.The Volta River is the longest river

in Ghana.

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Ghana was the first black Africannation to achieve independence.All though Ghana was a rich countery they fell to corruption  and mismanagement soon after independence in 1957.

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The president of Ghana is John Dramani

Mahama. The population is 27 million.

Neighboring countries are Cote d'Ivoire,

Burkina Faso and Togo. Their flag has red

at the top, yellow in the middle, red at the

bottom and a star in the middle of the

yellow. It is in the same time zone as England.

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the population of Ghana is estimated

around 20 million people. 20% of those

people live in accre.

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It's climate is tropical, hot and

humid. Ghana's currency is called

cedis. People speak English, Akan,

Moshi-Dagomba, Ewe and Ga.

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Ghana is in West Africa.

Its capital city is Accra