Outline of Ghana

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

See also: Index of Ghana-related articles
The Flag of Ghana.
The location of Ghana in Africa and Earth
An enlargeable map of the Republic of Ghana

Ghana – sovereign 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
An enlargeable relief map of Ghana

Geography of Ghana
An enlargeable topographic map of Ghana

Geography of Ghana

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

Environment of Ghana
An enlargeable satellite image of Ghana

Natural geographic features of Ghana

16 Regions of Ghana

Administrative divisions of Ghana

Administrative divisions of Ghana

Districts of Ghana

Districts of Ghana

Municipalities of Ghana

Demography of Ghana

Demographics of Ghana

Government and politics of Ghana

Politics of Ghana

Branches of the government of Ghana

Government of Ghana

Executive branch of the government of Ghana

Legislative branch of the government of Ghana

Judicial branch of the government of Ghana

Judiciary of Ghana

Foreign relations of Ghana

Foreign relations of Ghana

International organization membership

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

Law and order in Ghana
Main article: Judiciary of Ghana

Military of Ghana

Military of Ghana

History of Ghana
Main articles: History of Ghana and Timeline of Ghanaian history

Period-coverage

By field

By populated place

Culture of Ghana

Culture of Ghana

Art in Ghana

Sports in Ghana

Sports in Ghana

Economy and infrastructure of Ghana

Economy of Ghana

Education in Ghana

Education in Ghana

Health in Ghana

Health in Ghana

See also

Ghana

References
  1. "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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