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Africa > Ghana

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Formed from the merger of the British colony of the Gold Coast and the Togoland trust territory, Ghana in 1957 became the first sub-Saharan country in colonial Africa to gain its independence. Ghana endured a long series of coups before Lt. Jerry RAWLINGS took power in 1981 and banned political parties. After approving a new constitution and restoring multiparty politics in 1992, RAWLINGS won presidential elections in 1992 and 1996, but was constitutionally prevented from running for a third term in 2000. John KUFUOR succeeded him and was reelected in 2004. Kufuor is constitutionally barred from running for a third term in upcoming Presidential elections, which are scheduled for December 2008.

Borders:

Burkina Faso 549 km, Cote d'Ivoire 668 km, Togo 877 km

Population:

23,382,848

GDP per capita:

$572.77 per capita

Capital with population:

Accra - 1,970,400

Largest city with population:

Accra - 1,970,400

Alternative names:

Ghana, Republic of Ghana


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Gloria E.Arthur
3rd December 2009
I want to become a soldier as others.Since i have the interest of becoming a soldier i wish to be enrolled as a student of the Soldier Cadet Corps.
Also am a cadet of Blessed Tutorial College,Kasoa.
Iwill be very happy if my wish is granted and i will do all my best.
Ewurabena(tech) (ghana)
5th March 2009
you've done a very good job but how i wish you could throw more light on our educational sector.
Karen
20th June 2005
Congratulations on such an informative website about Ghana. It appears that there is a mistake concerning Ghanaian languages though. The main languages apart from English are Twi and Ga. Thought I'd let you know.
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