The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Ghana:

The Flag of Ghana.
The location of Ghana in Africa and Earth
An enlargeable map of Ghana

Ghanasovereign country in West Africa in Africa.[1] 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 states along the coast and inland.[3] Trade with European states flourished after contact with the Portuguese in the 15th century, and the British established a crown colony, Gold Coast, in 1874.[4] Upon achieving independence from the United Kingdom in 1957,[5] the name Ghana was chosen for the new nation to reflect the ancient Empire of Ghana that once extended throughout much of Western Africa. In the Akan language it is spelled Gaana.

General reference

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An enlargeable relief map of Ghana

Geography of Ghana

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An enlargeable topographic map of Ghana

Geography of Ghana

Location

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  Togo 877 km
  Cote d'Ivoire 668 km
  Burkina Faso 549 km
  • Coastline: 539 km

Environment of Ghana

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An enlargeable satellite image of Ghana

Natural geographic features of Ghana

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16 Regions of Ghana

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Administrative divisions of Ghana

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Administrative divisions of Ghana

Provinces of Ghana
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Districts of Ghana
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Districts of Ghana

Municipalities of Ghana
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Demography of Ghana

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Demographics of Ghana

Government and politics of Ghana

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Politics of Ghana

Branches of the government of Ghana

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Government of Ghana

Executive branch of the government of Ghana

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Legislative branch of the government of Ghana

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Judicial branch of the government of Ghana

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Judiciary of Ghana

Foreign relations of Ghana

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Foreign relations of Ghana

International organization membership

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The Republic of Ghana is a member of:[1]

Law and order in Ghana

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Military of Ghana

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Military of Ghana

History of Ghana

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Period-coverage

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By field

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By populated place

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Culture of Ghana

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Culture of Ghana

Art in Ghana

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Sports in Ghana

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Sports in Ghana

Economy and infrastructure of Ghana

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Economy of Ghana

Education in Ghana

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Education in Ghana

Health in Ghana

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Health in Ghana

See also

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Ghana

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ghana". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
  2. ^ Jackson, John G. Introduction to African Civilizations, 2001. Page 201.
  3. ^ Meyerowitz, Eva L. R. (1975). The Early History of the Akan States of Ghana. Red Candle Press.
  4. ^ MacLean, Iain. Rational Choice and British Politics: An Analysis of Rhetoric and Manipulation from Peel to Blair, 2001. Page 76.
  5. ^ Peter N. Stearns and William Leonard Langer. The Encyclopedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern, Chronologically Arranged, 2001. Page 1050.
  6. ^ The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.
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