GHANA
(Republic of Ghana)

Capital: Accra
Currency: Ghana cedi (SGS)
Population: 28,3 million people
GDP (PPS): 145 bln. dollars of the USA (2018)
Area: 239,567 sq.km.
IRCHP: 139 (2015)

ABOUT THE COUNTRY

The first constant state in the territory of modern Ghana treats the 11th century. Throughout centuries there were numerous kingdoms and empires from which Ashanti's Kingdom was the most powerful. Since 15th century numerous European powers challenged the territory for commercial laws, and the British eventually established control over the coast by the end of the 19th century. After more than centuries of local resistance, present borders of Ghana were established by 1900th years as the British Gold Coast. On March 6, 1957 it became independent of the United Kingdom.

GEOGRAPHY

Ghana is located in the gulf Guinea, in only several degrees to the north from the equator therefore he creates warm climate. Ghana occupies the space of 238535 sq.km (92 099 quarter. Miles) also has the Atlantic coastline 560 kilometers long (350 miles) in the gulf Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the South. It is between latitudes 4 ° 45'N and 11 °C. Sh.I longitudes 1 ° 15'E and 3 ° 15'W. The main meridian there passes through Ghana, in particular, through an industrial seaport the Subject. Ghana is geographically closer to "center" of geographical coordinates of Earth, than any other country; though the conditional center (0 °, 0 °) is located in the Atlantic Ocean approximately on 614 km (382 miles) from the southeast coast of Ghana in the Gulf of Guinea. In Ghana the pastures mixed with the southern coastal bushes and the woods, with the wood stretching to the north from the southwest coast of Ghana on the gulf Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean for 320 kilometers (200 miles) and for the East on a maximum about 270 kilometers (170 miles) with the Kingdom of Ashanti or the southern part of Ghana which is the main place of mining and wood prevail.

CLIMATE

The climate of Ghana tropical, is also two main seasons: rainy season and dry season. In Ghana there is an extensive river system with a set of inflows. In Ghana there is a great number of wild animals who it is possible to see in zoos and national parks in Ghana though the population was sharply reduced due to loss of habitats and poaching.

TOURISM

Arrival of tourists in Ghana includes South Americans, Asians, Europeans and North Americans. Sights and the main tourist directions of Ghana include warm tropical climate all the year round; various wild nature; exotic falls, such as Kintampo falls and the biggest falls in the Western Africa, the Vli falls; Coastal palm sandy beaches of Ghana; caves; mountains, rivers; a meteoric shock crater and reservoirs and lakes, such as lake Bosumtvi or the Batumi meteoric crater and the largest artificial lake in the world on squares, the lake Volta; tens of locks and fortresses; Objects of the world heritage of UNESCO; reserves and national parks.