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  2. Religion in Ghana - Wikipedia

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    Religion and the inculturation of human rights in Ghana (A&C Black, 2013). Cogneau, Denis, and Alexander Moradi. "Borders that divide: Education and religion in Ghana and Togo since colonial times." Journal of Economic History 74.3 (2014): 694-729. online; Dovlo, Elom. "Religion and the politics of Fourth Republican elections in Ghana" (1992 ...

  3. Languages of Ghana - Wikipedia

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    A map of Ghana's ethno-linguistic areas. Akan, part of the Kwa branch of the Niger–Congo family, is a dialect continuum, [15] but with regard to official status, only a few out of the many varieties of Akan are recognised: Fante, Asante Twi, Akuapem Twi. Taken as a whole, Akan is the most-widely spoken language in Ghana. [10]

  4. Ghana - Wikipedia

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    Map of Ghana's ethno-linguistic areas. English is the official language of Ghana. [197] [198] Additionally, there are eleven languages that have the status of government-sponsored languages: Akan languages (Asante Twi, Akuapem Twi, Fante, Bono which have a high degree of mutual intelligibility, and Nzema, which is less intelligible with the ...

  5. Demographics of Ghana - Wikipedia

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    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]

  6. Accra - Wikipedia

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    A main street of central Accra sometime between 1885 and 1908. 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 ...

  7. Greater Accra Region - Wikipedia

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    In 1960, Greater Accra, then referred to as Accra Capital District, was geographically part of the Eastern Region. It was, however, administered separately by the Minister responsible for local government. With effect from 23 July 1982, Greater Accra was created by the Greater Accra Region Law (PNDCL 26) as a legally separate region. [7]

  8. Islam in Ghana - Wikipedia

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    Islam was the first Abrahamic monotheistic religion to arrive in Ghana. Today, it is the second most widely professed religion in the country behind Christianity. Its presence in Ghana dates back to the 10th century. According to the Ghana Statistical Service's Population and Housing census (2021), the percentage of Muslims in Ghana is about 19 ...

  9. Culture of Ghana - Wikipedia

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    Ghana is a country of 33.48 million people and many native groups, such as: [1] [2] The Akans in the center and South of the country, The Ga and Adangbe in, around, and East of Accra, The Guan people in the rainforest, The Dagombas, Mamprusi, and related peoples in the North, The Gurunsi languages speaking peoples in the far North,