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This plan envisions Ghana as the first African country to become a developed country between 2020 and 2029 and a newly industrialised country between 2030 and 2039. [135] This excludes fellow Group of 24 member and Sub-Saharan African country South Africa, which is a newly industrialised country. [136]
Satellite image of Ghana. Ghana is a West African country in Africa, along the Gulf of Guinea. Ghana encompasses plains, low hills, rivers, Lake Volta, the world's largest artificial lake, Dodi Island and Bobowasi Island on the south Atlantic Ocean coast of Ghana. Ghana can be divided into four different geographical ecoregions.
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, foremost the Bono state , including the inland Empire of Ashanti and various Fante ...
The foreign relations of Ghana are controlled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ghana.Ghana is active in the United Nations and many of its specialised agencies, the World Trade Organization, the Non-Aligned Movement, the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), the African Union (AU) and the Economic Community of West African States.
Pages in category "Geography of Ghana" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
One of the most influential decisions in the history of the city was that of building the Accra-Kumasi railway in 1908. This was to connect Accra, the country's foremost port at that time, with Ghana's main cocoa-producing regions. In 1923, the railway was completed, and by 1924, cocoa was Ghana's largest export. [citation needed]
A map of Ghana's ethno-linguistic areas. Ghana is a multilingual country in which about 80 languages are spoken. [2] English is the official language and lingua franca. [3] [4] Of the languages indigenous to Ghana, Akan is the most widely spoken. [5] Ghana has more than seventy ethnic groups, each with its own distinct language. [6]
On June 13, 2010, Ghana defeated Serbia 1-0 in first-round play in the 2010 FIFA World Cup becoming the first African team to win a FIFA World Cup game hosted on African soil and subsequently became the only African team to progress from the group stage to the knock out phase at the 2010 event. On June 26, 2010, Ghana defeated the US by 2 goals ...