- Capital: Accra
- Major Cities
- Tamale
- Kumasi
- Sekondi-Takoradi
- Cape Coast
- Major Geographical Features
- Gulf of Guinea
- Tano River
- Black Volta River
- White Volta River
- Lake Volta
- Ashanti
- Official Name: Republic of Ghana
- Religions:
- Indigenous Beliefs (8.5%)
- Islam (15.9%)
- Christianity (68.8%)
- Languages:
- English (official)
- Indigenous language
- 1981, 1992: New constitutions after multiparty politics banned
- 2000: Opposition party voted in
- 2014: Ghana tests for possible Ebola virus that is sweeping West Africa
- Independence: 1957 from the United Kingdom
- 1st colonized nation in Africa to gain independence
- Government: constitutional democracy
- Currency: Ghana cedi (GHC)
- Oregon is slightly larger than Ghana
- Literacy: 57.9%
- Climate: Tropical
- Lake Volta is the largest artificial lake in the world by area
- From January to March, Ghana experiences a northeasterly harmattan wind
- Known for its kente cloth
- Exports
- Gold
- Cocoa
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For Lake Volta, you might want to put by area, because Lake Kariba is the largest artificial lake in the world by volume. Also, for cities, maybe include Sekondi-Takoradi, and Cape Coast. Just suggestions! Good profile also.
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