Ghana
Capital
Accra
Population
~32.1 million
Currency
Ghanaian Cedi (GHS)
Quick Facts
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Christianity, Traditional beliefs, Islam
- Climate
- Tropical; hot and humid with a rainy season (April to July and September to November)
Culture & History
Known for: its Gold Coast history, stable democracy, and Kente cloth
Also famous for: cocoa production, Elmina Castle, and Pan-Africanism
Food: Fufu (pounded yam or cassava) with soup
Brief History
Gold Coast; British colony; gained independence in 1957; a pioneer of African independence and democracy