Outline of Ghana
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Ghana:
Ghana - sovereign country in West Africa in Africa. The word "Ghana" means "Warrior King", and was the source of the name "Guinea" used to refer to the West African coast. 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. Upon achieving independence from the United Kingdom in 1957, 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
- Pronunciation:
- Common English country name: Ghana
- Official English country name: The Republic of Ghana
- Common endonym:
- Official endonym:
- Adjectival: Ghanaian
- Demonym:
- International rankings of Ghana
- ISO country codes: GH, GHA, 288
- ISO region codes: See
- Internet country code top-level domain:.gh
Geography of Ghana
- Ghana is: a country
- Regions : 16 Regions
- Population of Ghana: 28,830,000 - 48th most populous country
- Area of Ghana: 238,535 km2
- :commons:Atlas of Ghana|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
- * Low: Gulf of Guinea 0 m
- Land boundaries: 2,094 km
- Coastline: 539 km
Environment of Ghana
- Climate of Ghana
- Protected areas of 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
- Rivers of Ghana
- World Heritage Sites in Ghana
16 Regions of Ghana
- Regions of Ghana
- *Districts of Ghana
Administrative divisions of Ghana
Provinces of Ghana
Districts of Ghana
Municipalities of Ghana
- Capital of Ghana: Accra
- Cities of Ghana
Demography of Ghana
Government 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,
Legislative branch of the government of Ghana
- Parliament of Ghana
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
- African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States
- African Development Bank Group
- African Union
- African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur
- Commonwealth of Nations
- Economic Community of West African States
- Food and Agriculture Organization
- Group of 24
- Group of 77
- International Atomic Energy Agency
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Chamber of Commerce
- International Civil Aviation Organization
- International Criminal Court
- International Criminal Police Organization
- International Development Association
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
- International Finance Corporation
- International Fund for Agricultural Development
- International Labour Organization
- International Maritime Organization
- International Mobile Satellite Organization
- International Monetary Fund
- International Olympic Committee
- International Organization for Migration
- International Organization for Standardization
- International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
- International Telecommunication Union
- International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
- International Trade Union Confederation
- Inter-Parliamentary Union
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- Nonaligned Movement
- Organisation internationale de la Francophonie
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
- Organization of American States
- United Nations
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
- United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization
- United Nations Institute for Training and Research
- United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
- United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara
- United Nations Mission in Liberia
- United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad
- United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia
- United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire
- United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Universal Postal Union
- World Confederation of Labour
- World Customs Organization
- World Federation of Trade Unions
- World Health Organization
- World Intellectual Property Organization
- World Meteorological Organization
- World Tourism Organization
- World Trade Organization
Law and order in Ghana
- Constitution of Ghana
- Human rights in Ghana
- * LGBT rights in Ghana
- Law enforcement in Ghana
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
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
- Football in Ghana
- Ghana at the Olympics
Economy and infrastructure of Ghana
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP : 101st
- Agriculture 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