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

Geography of Ghana

An enlargeable topographic map of Ghana
Main article: Geography of Ghana

Location

 Togo 877 km
 Cote d'Ivoire 668 km
 Burkina Faso 549 km

Environment of Ghana

An enlargeable satellite image of Ghana

Natural geographic features of Ghana

Regions of Ghana

Ecoregions of Ghana

Main article: Ecoregions in Ghana

Administrative divisions of Ghana

Administrative divisions of Ghana

Districts of Ghana
Main article: Districts of Ghana
Municipalities of Ghana

Demography of Ghana

Demographics of Ghana

Government and politics of Ghana

Politics of Ghana

Branches of the government of Ghana

Main article: Government of Ghana

Executive branch of the government of Ghana

Legislative branch of the government of Ghana

Judicial branch of the government of Ghana

Main article: Judiciary of Ghana

Foreign relations of Ghana

International organization membership

The Republic of Ghana is a member of:[1]

Law and order in Ghana

Main article: Law of Ghana

Military of Ghana

Military of Ghana

History of Ghana

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

Culture of Ghana

Culture of Ghana

Art in Ghana

Sports in Ghana

Sports in Ghana

Economy and infrastructure of Ghana

Economy of Ghana

Education in Ghana

Education in Ghana

Health in Ghana

Main article: Health in Ghana

See also

English language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Main article: Ghana

References

  1. 1 2 "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.

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