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Complete Guide to Ghana

Geography:Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Cote d'Ivoire and Togo
Climate: tropical; warm and comparatively dry along southeast coast; hot and humid in southwest; hot and dry in north
Terrain: mostly low plains with dissected plateau in south-central area

Capital of Ghana - Accra

Languages: English, Akan, Moshi-Dagomba, Ewe, Ga

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"Independence Arch" in Accra, Ghana, built to commemorate Ghana's independence. The national motto, "Freedom and Justice" is boldly inscribed at the top of the arch.

Guide to Ghana

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Food: Ghana's dishes are based on starches

Food: Ghana's dishes are based on starches like rice or corn with soups or sauces and meats and vegetables. Among the plates you can find are jollof, rice mixed with tomatoes and spices, forowee, a soup made from beef, fish, onion, tomatoes and spices, and kelewele, a sweet and spicy dessert item made with fried plantain coated with red pepper and ginger and sprinkled with roasted peanuts.

"The Ghana Cookery Book"

The Ghana Cookery Book

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One of West Africa's earliest recipe books, "The Ghana Cookery Book" was first published in Accra in 1933. Over 800 recipes make use of a wealth of local ingredients: ripe, tropical fruit, abundant fresh fish from the Atlantic Ocean, exotic spices, and a profusion of vegetables, grains and nuts from the fertile plantations of the Gold Coast. Providing a fascinating, unique snapshot of West African cuisine during the colonial period, "The Ghana Cookery Book" features a number of charming period advertisements, and is packed with vintage hints and tips on running a household in tropical Africa. If you have an interest in West Africa and the cultural histories of the region, this book makes for essential and enjoyable reading.

Cuisine from Ghana

The Baobab fruit is known for its high Vitamin C content

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Common names: Baobab, Bottle tree, Dead-rat-tree
The pendant fruits are velvet covered, gray when ripe, about a foot long, and apparently look like dead rats (common name "dead-rat-tree") hanging from the tree by their tails.

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Lake Bosumtwi, situated within an ancient meteorite impact crater, is approximately 8 km across and the only natural lake in Ghana. It is situated about 30 km south-east of Kumasi and is a popular recreational area. There are about 30 villages near the lake, with a combined population of about 70,000 people.

The Ashanti consider Bosumtwi a sacred lake. According to traditional belief, the souls of the dead come here to bid farewell to the god Twi. Because of this, it is considered permissible to fish in the lake only from wooden planks.

Ghana HomePage, resource for News, Sports, Facts, Opinions and ...: The GhanaHomePage was conceived in 1992 by Francis Akoto, a Ghanaian living in Finland. In those early days the World Wide Web only consisted of a few thousand websites. Search engines such as Altavista did not yet exist and Yahoo was still running on the student computers of Jerry Yang and David Filo. As such it is no surprise that there was no information what-so-ever about Ghana on the World Wide Web.
Ghana Travel Information | Lonely Planet Destination Guide: If an award were given for the country with the friendliest people in West Africa, Ghana would be a strong contender. Spend a few hours in the breezy capital at Accra, and you'll swear the wind and waves off the Gulf of Guinea have infused the land and people alike with equatorial warmth.

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Supporting Soccer Aid: Ghanaian children playing table football by DFID - UK Department for International Development

Ghana-Sensitization Workshop on Agroforestry-2010 by treesftf

Ghana-Sensitization Workshop-2009 by treesftf

Ghana- Obotwire Community Meeting Place with Tree Seedlings Planted-2009 by treesftf

Ghana- Transplating Training-2009 by treesftf

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Ethnolinguistic groups

Ethnolinguistic Groups: Approximately 100 ethnolinguistic groups, all further subdivided into numerous cultural and linguistic units. Major ethnic groups are the Akan, Ewe, MoleDaghane , Guan, and Ga-Adangbe.
Languages belong either to Kwa or to Gur subfamily of Niger-Congo language family. Kwa speakers, found to south of Volta River, include the Akan, Ewe, and Ga-Adangbe. Gur speakers live north of Volta River and include the Grusi, Gurma, and Mole-Dagbane. English is official language used in government, large-scale business, national media, and school beyond primary level. Akan, Ewe, Ga, Nzema, Dagbane, and Hausa (a trade language from Nigeria) also used in radio and television broadcasting.

Cocoa Producing Village, Kumasi, Ghana, West Africa, Africa

Cultivating cocoa provides women with economic security and a more secure way to gain rights to land.

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Kwame Nkrumah

In 1957, Ghana (formerly known as the Gold Coast) became the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to gain independence. After leading the country for nine years, the nation's founding president, Kwame Nkrumah was overthrown in a coup d'etat in 1966. After Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana was ruled by a series of military despots with intermittent experiments with democratic rule, most of which were curtailed by military takeovers. The latest and most enduring democratic experiment started in 1992 and it is what has gained recognition for Ghana as a leading democracy in Africa.

Ghana has several tourist attractions such as the castles. Most of the major international airlines fly into and from the international airport in Accra. Domestic air travel is thriving and the country has a vibrant telecommunications sector, with five cellular phone operators and several internet service providers.