Graphic Online Ghana (2024)

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What is Ghana known for? ›

The country's economy is dominated by agriculture, which employs about 40 percent of the working population. Ghana is one of the leading exporters of cocoa in the world. It is also a significant exporter of commodities such as gold and lumber.

Rich mineral resources such as gold, diamonds, manganese, limestone, bauxite, iron ore as well as various clays and granite deposits. Ghana is the second largest producer of gold in Africa.

Ghana is located in West Africa and is sandwiched between Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) and Togo. The northern border is the country Burkina Faso and the southern border is the Gulf of Guinea.

Ghana is a constitutional democracy with a strong presidency and a unicameral 275-seat parliament. Presidential and parliamentary elections conducted in 2020 were generally peaceful, although there were isolated incidents of violence, resulting in as many as eight deaths, some by security forces.

The typical staple foods in the southern part of Ghana include cassava and plantain. In the north, the main staple foods include millet and sorghum. Yam, maize and beans are used across Ghana as staple foods. Sweet potatoes and cocoyam are also important in the Ghanaian diet and cuisine.

Its neighbours are Côte d'Ivoire, to the west, Burkina Faso, which lies north, and Togo, to the east.

Akan was spoken by over nine million people in country. Following this were the Ewe, Abron, and Dagbani languages, with users reaching approximately 3.8 million, 1.2 million, and 1.2 million, respectively. English is the official language of Ghana, with nearly ten million speakers.

Ghanaian means belonging or relating to Ghana, or to its people or culture. 2. countable noun. Ghanaians are people who are Ghanaian. Among the people in this area are Ghanaians and Nigerians.

Google Doodle celebrates Ghana's Independence Day 2024 today, March 6, with a doodle depicting the country's flag. This doodle depicts the waving Ghanian national flag with 'Google' written at the bottom, marking its 67th Independence Day today.

What happened in 1969 in Ghana? ›

Parliamentary elections were held in Ghana on 29 August 1969, the first since the 1966 coup by the National Liberation Council which toppled the Nkrumah government. Voters elected the new 140-seat Parliament. Kofi Abrefa Busia, the leader of the Progress Party (which won 105 of the 140 seats) became Prime Minister.

Ghana is a multiethnic country rich in natural resources and is one of the most stable and democratic countries in West Africa. Ghana has been inhabited for at least several thousand years, but little is known about its early inhabitants.

Popular Ghanaian dishes include fufu, (a loved staple for most of West Africa) which is mashed ball made of cassava, yam or plantain that has been cooked and pounded into a semi-plastic state, Ghanaian red-red--beans, shrimp or prawns, red palm oil, and tomatoes, and custard melkkos–custard with cinnamon.

Ghana is a hub for U.S. diplomatic engagement and assistance in the region: the country's capital, Accra, hosts USAID's West Africa Regional Mission, one of four Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Regional Leadership Centers in Africa, and one of two State Department International Law Enforcement Academy regional ...

Ghana's population is 30,832,019 (2021 census).

The Ghana Empire lay in the Sahel region to the north of the West African gold fields, and was able to profit by controlling the trans-Saharan gold trade, which turned Ghana into an empire of legendary wealth.