Ghana, officially called the Republic of Ghana, is a sovereign multinational state and unitary Presidential constitutional democracy, located along the Gulf of Guinea and Atlantic Ocean, in the sub-region of West Africa. Spanning a land mass of 238,535 km2, Ghana is bordered by the Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, Togo in the east and the Gulf of Guinea and Atlantic Ocean in the south.
Fast Facts about Ghana
1. Ghana was once known as the gold coast, as the country is the second largest producer of gold in Africa.
2. The name Ghana means warrior king.
3. Ghana was the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to gain independence post-colonialism, It gained its independence on March 6, 1957.
4. Most people in Ghana are Christian, Muslim or follow a local religion.
5. Ghanaians’ favourite food is fufu, a sticky ball of pounded cassava, plantain or yam, plopped in a bowl of spicy palm, light or ground nut soup, usually taken with goat meat, fish or chicken.
6. Lake Volta, in the Volta region of the country, is the world’s largest man-made lake. It’s 250 miles long and covers 3,283 square miles, or 3.6 percent of Ghana’s area
7. Ghana has the largest market in West Africa. It’s called Kejetia market and it’s located in Kumasi, the Ashanti region’s capital.
8. The black star in Ghana’s flag was adopted from legendary Pan African leader Marcus Garvey’s Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League, which had the Black Star Line Steamship company
9. Ghanaians speak over 40 languages throughout its 10 regions. English is the official language, but most people speak several languages as well.
10. The Ghana Cedi is the official currency.
