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	Ghana (10/07)
		Ghana's population is concentrated along the coast and in the principal cities of Accra and Kumasi.
		Ghana was recognized for its economic and democratic achievements in 2006, when it signed a five-year, $547 million anti-poverty compact with the United States' Millennium Challenge Corporation.
		Ghana's stated goals are to accelerate economic growth, improve the quality of life for all Ghanaians, and reduce poverty through macroeconomic stability, higher private investment, broad-based social and rural development, as well as direct poverty-alleviation efforts.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2860.htm (6984 words)

	Geography of Ghana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ghana is a country in West Africa, along the Gulf of Guinea, just a few degrees north of the equator.
		Ghana, which lies in the center of the West African coast, shares 2,093 km of land borders with the three French-speaking nations of Burkina Faso (548 km) to the north, Côte d'Ivoire (668 km) to the west, and Togo (877 km) to the east.
		To the south of the Kwahu Plateau, the heaviest rains occur in the Axim area in the southwest corner of Ghana.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Geography_of_Ghana (3716 words)

	Ghana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa.
		It borders the Ivory Coast to the west, Burkina Faso in the north and Togo to the east.
		Ghana has 12,630 primary schools, 5,450 junior secondary schools, 503 senior secondary schools, 21 training colleges, 18 technical institutions, two diploma-awarding institutions and five universities serving a population of 18 million; this means that most Ghanaians have relatively easy access to good education.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ghana (1674 words)

	Ghana, country, Africa. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Ghana’s population is composed of many ethnolinguistic groups, the principal of which are the Akan (Ashanti and Fanti), Mole-Dagbani, Ewe, and Ga-Adangme.
		Operating under the constitution of 1992, Ghana is a multiparty republic with a president who serves as both chief of state and head of government.
		In precolonial times the area of present-day Ghana comprised a number of independent kingdoms, including Gonja and Dagomba in the north, Ashanti in the interior, and the Fanti states along the coast.
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	An Introduction to Ghana
		Ghana is one of the five African nations along the northern coastline of the Gulf of Guinea.
		Ghana's rich history centers on the once-great Ashanti empire, which rose to power during the late 17th century and continued to prosper as a center of the 18th century slave trade.
		Although Ghana, then known as the Gold Coast, was largely considered a British territory by the latter half of the 19th century, it wasn't until 1900 that the British succeeded in defeating the Ashanti and the area's other strong kingdoms.
	www.geographia.com /ghana (484 words)

	Geography
		Ghana encompasses 672 kilometers from its northern border to the coast.
		Ghana's landmass is made up of plains along the coast to the Kwahu Plateau, which runs across the central part of the country.
		Ghana's coastal regions are dotted with sandy beaches alternating with steep rocky bluffs and coconut trees surrounding dense tropical growth.
	www.lehigh.edu /~tqr0/ghanaweb/geography.html (329 words)

	Ghana Map
		Modern Ghana comprises the former British colony of the Gold Coast and the former mandated territory of British Togoland.
		The capital of Ghana is Accra, situated in the south of the country at the Gulf of Guinea.
		The manmade Volta Lake extends from the Akosombo Dam in southeastern Ghana to the town of Yapei, 520 kilometers (325 miles) to the north.
	www.ghana.eu /ghanamap.htm (222 words)

	Ghana
		The Republic of Ghana is a nation of western Africa.
		Formed from the merger of the British colony of the Gold Coast and the Togoland[?] trust territory, Ghana in 1957 became the first country in colonial Africa to gain its independence.
		A long series of coups resulted in the suspension of the constitution in 1981 and the banning of political parties.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/gh/Ghana.html (199 words)

	Ghana
		Ghana's population is concentrated along the coast and in the principal cities of Accraand Kumasi.
		Ghana's government returned to civilian authority under the Second Republic in October1969 after a parliamentary election in which the Progress Party, led by Kofi A. Busia, won105 of the 140 seats.
		Ghana intends to achieve its goals of accelerated economic growth, improved quality oflife for all Ghanaians, and reduced poverty through macroeconomic stability, higherprivate investment, broad-based social and rural development, as well as directpoverty-alleviation efforts.
	clinton4.nara.gov /Africa/ghana.html (4675 words)

	Ghana Life
		Ghana is the first fl African colony to gain independence and until independence from the British colonial rule on March 6, 1957, Ghana was known as the Gold Coast.
		Ghana's population was estimated to be 17,080,000 in 1994.
		Ghana's independent commercial radio are coming to their own after the government's Frequency Registration and Control Board granted the first FM license to a small college radio station.
	www.library.yale.edu /~fboateng/fbhp.htm (2201 words)

	History of Ghana
		The Gold Coast was renamed Ghana upon independence in 1957 because of indications that present-day inhabitants descended from migrants who moved south from the ancient kingdom of Ghana.
		Ghana became an independent state on March 6, 1957, when the United Kingdom relinquished its control over the Colony of the Gold Coast and Ashanti, the Northern Territories Protectorate, and British Togoland.
		Ghana's government returned to civilian authority under the Second Republic in October 1969 after a parliamentary election in which the Progress Party, led by Kofi A. Busia, won 105 of the 140 seats.
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	Ghana on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Ghana and South Korea: explaining development disparities - an essay in honor of Carl Rosberg.
		GHANA [Ghana] officially Republic of Ghana, republic (2005 est.
		Structural adjustment in Ghana: assessing the impacts of mining-sector reform.
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	Geography of Ghana: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
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	Ghana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Generally, rainfall in Ghana decreases from south to north.
		The first is the double maximum regime occurring south of latitude 8,30° N. The two maximum periods are from May to August and from September to October.
		Ghana falls within latitude 4,44° S and 11,11° N and longitude 3,11° W and 1,11° E. There are six main ecological zones defined on the basis of climate, vegetation and soils.
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	Ghana Tours \| Ghana Tour Guide \| iExplore.com
		Ghana is situated in West Africa and is bounded by Burkina Faso, Togo, the Atlantic Ocean and Côte d’Ivoire.
		Ghana’s coastline is dotted with sandy palm-fringed beaches and lagoons.
		Ghana is situated in West Africa and is a rectangular-shaped country bordered to the north by Burkina Faso, the east by Togo, the south by the Atlantic Ocean and the west by Côte d’Ivoire.
	www.africa.com /dmap/Ghana/Overview (307 words)

	About Ghana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Ghana is an island of stability in a region struggling to find its way.
		The people of Ghana are well educated and proud of their country - it has good schools, a thriving press and one of the highest economic growth rates on the continent.
		Ghana is bordered by Cote d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east and the Gulf of Guinea to the south.
	www.heartofnh.com /ghana/AboutGhana.html (299 words)

	Geography of Ghana
		With a total area of 238,533 square kilometers, Ghana is about the size of Britain.
		Since the mid-1980s, when former United States President Jimmy Carter's Global 2000 program adopted Ghana as one of a select number of African countries whose local farmers were to be educated and financially supported to improve agricultural production, there has been a dramatic increase in grain production in northern Ghana.
		Extending about 1,600 kilometers in length and draining an area of about 388,000 square kilometers, of which about 158,000 square kilometers lie within Ghana, the Volta and its tributaries, such as the Afram River and the Oti River, drain more than twothirds of the country.
	www.motherearthtravel.com /ghana/geography.htm (3306 words)

	The Story of Africa\| BBC World Service
		Archaeologists have found evidence that confirms elements of the story, showing that until the 12th century, sheep and cows, as well goats, were abundant in the region.
		In the 11th and 12th century new gold fields began to be mined at Bure (modern Guinea) out of the commercial reach of Ghana and new trade routes were opening up further east.
		Ghana became the target of attacks by the Sosso ruler Sumanguru.
	www.bbc.co.uk /worldservice/africa/features/storyofafrica/4chapter1.shtml (912 words)

	Ghana: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — FactMonster.com
		A West African country bordering on the Gulf of Guinea, Ghana is bounded by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south.
		Ghana, former empire, Africa - Ghana Ghana, ancient empire, W Africa, in the savanna region of what is now E Senegal, SW Mali,...
		Ghana - Map of Ghana & articles on flags, geography, history, statistics, disasters current events, and international relations.
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	Ghana - Geography
		In response to the crisis and growing demand from the mining industry, alternative power sources are being developed.
		The US$400m West Africa Gas Pipeline, a massive regional project involving Ghana, Nigeria, Benin and Togo, which is expected to be completed by 2003, will provide Nigerian gas to the other countries.
		Ghana is proposing to extend this pipeline to neighbouring Côte d’Ivoire.
	www.iss.co.za /AF/profiles/Ghana/Geog.html (197 words)

	Political and Economic History of Ghana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The history of Ghana is one of sadness and tragedy, of unnecessay tragedy.
		Ghana Airways had to maintain service from North Africa to the Soviet Union to accomodate this servicing requirement.
		The planning fisacoes and the financial corruption of the Nkrumah regime were probably less significant than the corruption of the politics of Ghana, the institution of a one-party totalitarian state and the ruthless persecution of anyone who was less than a devoted worshiper of Nkrumah and even some of those that were.
	www.sjsu.edu /faculty/watkins/ghana.htm (2423 words)

	Ghana
		Ghana struggles to accommodate returning nationals who worked in the cocoa plantations and escaped rebel fighting in Côte d'Ivoire.
		A West African country bordering on the Gulf of Guinea, Ghana is bounded by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south.
		Ghana, former empire, Africa - Ghana, ancient empire, W Africa, in the savanna region of what is now E Senegal, SW Mali, and S...
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	Ghana - Gurupedia
		Upon independence, the name Ghana was chosen for the new nation, in reference to the Ghana Empire of centuries earlier.
		This name is mostly symbolic, as the old Ghanan Empire was not located anywhere near modern-day Ghana.
		Formed from the merger of the British colony of the Gold Coast and the British Togoland trust territory, Ghana in
	www.gurupedia.com /g/gh/ghana.htm (309 words)

	AllRefer.com - Accra, Ghana (Ghanan Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		It is Ghana's largest city and its administrative, communications, and economic center.
		It is the site of the national museum, the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Univ. of Ghana, and Ghana's central library.
		On Accra's outskirts are Achimota School (1927), the country's leading secondary school, and, in Legon, the Univ. of Ghana (1948).
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	FREE In-depth report - Adult Education - Ghana
		During the 1989 New Year School held at the University of Ghana, for example, the relationship between adult education and economic development was emphasized in a speech read by Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings, the head of state.
		Also in 1989, reliable press reports held that the adult literacy rate in Ghana was about 40 percent of the total population; of the 60 percent of the population that was illiterate, 57 percent was female.
		Population figures on Ghana and other statistical information can be found in the Quarterly Digest of Statistic published by the Government of Ghana, Statistical Service.
	www.exploitz.com /Ghana-Adult-Education-cg.php (893 words)

	Ghana Volunteer Program - Teach, Build Schools and Improve Health Care in Africa
		Our Ghana Country Manager will meet you at Kotoka International Airport on the first day of your service program and transsport you and your team members to the host community.
		The local food is an important and enjoyable part of the cultural experience you will have in Ghana.
		You can learn more about the history of Ghana's slave trade with a visit to one of several colonial "castles" that dot the Cape Coast.
	www.globalvolunteers.org /1main/ghana/volunteer_in_ghana.htm#fee (982 words)

	Ghana- Books, Maps and Atlases for sale
		Describes the history, geography, government, economy, culture, and people of the African country once known as the Gold Coast.
		The movement has generally been considered a tribal and parochial ghost of the past, a passing aberration in western Africa, but in fact seriously threatened the stability of the government and scored some of the contours of the country's subsequent history.
		Focusing on the Akan people in Ghana as a resource for examining the overall conception of human development, this study is the first of its kind to concentrate on specific developmental processes of an African people from the ancestral world to the mundane and back to the ancestral world.
	www.africaguide.com /country/ghana/books.htm (1328 words)

	Ghana Facts
		Geography: Ghana is in Western Africa and is bordered by Burkina Faso to the north; Togo to the east; the Atlantic Ocean – Gulf of Guinea to the south; and Cote d’Ivorie to the west.
		It is warm and comparatively dry along the southeast coast while it is hot and humid in the north and southwest.
		Ghana is heavily dependent on international financial assistance although it has twice the per capita output of the poorer countries in West Africa.
	www.africamission.com /ghanafacts.htm (378 words)

	SIM Country Profile: Ghana
		There are 73 languages spoken in Ghana, of which about 30 are spoken by at least 50,000 Ghanaians.
		At independence, Ghana had one of the strongest economies in Africa, with foreign reserves of over $480 million.
		After that, however, the economy was in an almost constant decline until 1985 when the government began strenuous attempts to restore the economy.
	www.sim.org /country.asp?cid=7&fun=2 (488 words)

	Geography Of Ghana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
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