Ghana




 * //__GHANA__//**

Celebrations: On the morning of a child's birthday they wake up and have a treat called oto. Later in the day they have a party where they eat stew, rice, and kelewele. During they party they play a native game called Ampe. Asante people from Ghana celebrate Krada, which is Soul Day on their birthday. They have a cleansing ritual which purifies the inner soul.


 * The Capital City**: Is Accra, which is a major trading city, and Ghana's most populated city, having a total of 2,096,653 people living there.


 * Major Attractions:** Ghana does not have many attractions, but it does have some. Its biggest attraction is it's African saffari trips. They can last up to a week in some cases, of going around Ghana, sleeping out side, going on boat tours, etc. Another interesting place to visit is Ghana's capital, Accra. There you can learn all about Ghana's rich history, and even get a tour guide. In Accra, there is also many things you can buy for souveniers. The best part is, these two things cost very little to experience.


 * [[image:http://www.bigfoto.com/africa/ghana/ghana-69.jpg width="187" height="228"]]Culture:** Ghana has a very diverese culture, with over 250 languages spoken, and six main eithnic groups, Ghana is one of Africa's melting pots. Ghana is not very wealthy in most parts, but Ghana's capital (Accra) is a major trading city, and almost all of Ghana's "higher-class" people live there. Most of Ghana's people are heavily religous, in whatever their religons are. Not only are most of them religious, but most of the people either work as farmers, oil workers, and a very small amount of them are merchants.


 * Major Ethnic groups:** The major ethnic groups are Akan, 49.3%, Mole-Dagbon, 15.2%, Ewe, 11.7%, Ga-Dangme, 7.3%, Guan 4%, Gurma, 3.6%, Gurunsi, 2.6%, Mande-Busanga, 1%


 * Children of Ghana:** At age six children begin their 6-year primary education.Then they go into a new junior secondary school system for 3 years. They have technical and vocational training there. After that if they want to pay for it they may enter a senior secondary school for another 3-year course. That prepares them for university education.


 * Jobs and Industries:** mining for petroleum, manufacturing, agriculture. There are many more jobs in Ghana, but these are the top three. The highest job of these three is agriculture, over 40% of Ghana's people are involved in agriculture in some way.


 * The People:** The people in Ghana are mostly poor farm workers; despite the small amount of merchants and large land owners, Ghana is very poor. Though Ghana is poor, its money is very close to the value of our American dollar. For every one dollar in American currency, that is the equivelent to 93 cents in Ghana currency.


 * Agriculture:** Of all the things that are farmed in Ghana, their main agricultural product is rice. Most of the farms in Ghana produce atleast some rice, and the rest are your common fruits and vegetables. The farms in Ghana are not very large, like the ones in America are. Some of the farms are only about as big as the average American back yard. But don't get confused, there still are some large farms, just not many.


 * Landforms and Climate:** Highest point is Mount Afadjato. Ghana is located on the gulf of Guinea. Climate is classified as tropical. It is said that Ghana is geographically the country closest to the center of the world.


 * Architecture:** Since most of the people in Ghana are very poor, most of the houses are either made of old wood, from trees, or adobe. The houses are very small and in farming locations. The only city with a fair amount of "stable" buildings is the capital, Accra. There the buildings are made with steel and cement.


 * Religion:** The main religions in Ghana are, Christians, 69%, Muslims, 16%, and African beliefs, 15%

female: 60.75 yrs. at birth.
 * Life Expectancy:**male: 58.98 yrs. at birth.


 * Economy:** West Africa has a diverse and rich resource based economy. Is resources are, gold, timber, cocoa, diamond, and bauxite.To show you how wealthy Ghana is for African standards, one American dollar is equal to ninety-three Ghana cents. The tax rate in Ghana, since 2000, has been 12.5%. In 2007, an oil field that contained up to three billion barrels in light oil was discovered. This oil field brought an incredible amount of money to Ghana. But this is not their major economy effector. In Ghana, 85% of the people's jobs revolve around agriculture. Agriculture accounts for over 50% of Ghana's economy.


 * Problems:** Illicit producer of cannabis. Major hub for cocaine and heroin. Diseases: typhoid fever, hepatitis A, malaria, rabies.


 * Language:** In Ghana there were more that 250 languages and dialects. Ghana's offical language is English. There are two Native Ghanaian linguistic subfamilies of the Niger-Congo language family. The Kwa group was spoken by about 75% of Ghana.

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