For news about ghana, see accraexpats how to guide page how to keep posted with ghana news official name. Some houses are built along the water in accra, ghanas largest city. North of this belt, the country varies from 91 to 396 meters 300 ft. The benchmarks include the averages for the group of countries in subsaharan africa and the ghana income group. B international and european law dr brigit toebes, associate professor and rosalind franklin fellow, faculty of law, university of groningen, the netherlands prof dr hans v. Ghana is considered one of the more stable countries in west africa since its transition to multiparty democracy in 1992. Subsaharan africa began its journey of decolonization in 1956 when the sudan won independence after the egyptian revolution in 1952 findleyrothney 387. The most flooded rivers are the white volta and its. While poverty can be found throughout ghana, it is most widespread in the northern half of the country. This profile contains facts, information on political leaders and media as well as a chronology of key events. The author gives an account of the indigenous language patterns of the different ethnic groups, their social customs and distinctive customs.
Ghana is located in west africa and is sandwiched between cote divoire ivory coast and togo. Ghana is a small coastal country of west africa well endowed with natural resources. Country profile example united states of america 2 task, skills and why task. The view on the left taken on 12 september 2007 shows river systems throughout the length and breadth of the small country swollen compared to conditions in june right before the rainy season started. In the past two decades, it has taken major strides toward. Find detailed information about ghana including government, business, civil society, travel and regions.
To allow for useful comparison, the profile also provides data for other selected economies comparator economies for each indicator. It borders the ivory coast to the west, burkina faso in the north and togo to the east. The economist intelligence units country reports analyse current trends and provide a twoyear forecast. Agenda 21, adopted at the united nations conference on environment and development unced in. Support to the promotion of conservation agriculture and integrated pest management for sustained soil fertility and productivity. Below is a snapshot of the biggest business environment obstacles as perceived by firms. As the first african country south of the sahara to gain independence, we have always cherished our close ties with countries and organisations such as the commonwealth with which we share core values and principles. Situated between cote divoire and togo, and bordered by burkina faso in north and by the gulf of guinea atlantic ocean in south. Ghana consistently ranks in the top three countries in africa for freedom of speech and press freedom, with strong broadcast media, with radio being the medium. Republic of ghana in africa, ghana ranks 24th by size out of 54 countries, 14th by population and th by population density. Most of the expected trends are observed, with key informants observing that. This area produces most of the countrys cocoa, minerals, and timber. We in ghana believe that our destiny is a call to leadership in africa and beyond. That focus has shifted over time in line with ghana s efforts to accelerate.
Country profiles for ghana and tanzania university of sussex. Values are on a 1to7 scale unless otherwise annotated with an asterisk. Population figures from the united nation population division. The wash sector has relevant policies, programs and plans and strategies in place.
The world bank group aims to help ghana sustain economic growth, surpass the goal of halving poverty by 2015, and maintain its middle income status. Grain production, imports, exports metric tons, and availability gramscapitaday domestic production. Ghana is situated on the west coast of africa with a total area of 238,540 km2. One of the first african countries to gain independence was ghana, in 1957. Awedoba abstract this is a detailed survey of the sociodemographic patterns of the peoples who inhabit the northern half of ghana.
Doing business 2015 is the 12th edition in a series of annual reports measuring the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. Bti 2016 ghana country report bertelsmann transformation index. The country profile for ghana is based on data from the enterprise surveys conducted by the world bank. Country overview politics economy socialhuman development. Ghanas climate is tropical with the eastern and northern areas described as. Ordering information to order copies of country profile ghana, please contact. Agriculture, which is still predominantly traditional, plays an important role in the countrys. The index measures the amount of human capital that a child born today can expect to attain by age 18, given the risks of poor health and poor education. Ghana 3 ghana maternal and newborn health disparities in 2015, 884,000 babies were born in ghana, or around 2,400 every day. Eca to launch ghana country profile in accra ghana. The full publishing schedule for country profiles is now. Ghana sits on the atlantic ocean and borders togo, cote divoire, and burkina faso.
Poverty nigeria has made some progress in reducing poverty, however, mapped. Ghana profile ghana country profile complete ghana profile. Ghana country profile prepared for the 2012 sanitation and water for all high level meeting overview of sanitation and drinkingwater status general overview of sector progress and initiatives. International association for national youth service national youth service country profile education the ghana education service is the major beneficiary of the services of the service personnel since the education sector always has a deficit and needs more teachers in the classrooms especially in the rural areas. Country groups are based on absolute deviation from gender parity in hdi. Country profile country facts habitat facts capital main country facts population urbanization life expectancy unemployment rate population living below poverty line when habitat started in ghana 1987 families served more than 7,500 housing solutions rural housing new homes, repairs and renovation of houses housing microfinance with housing. Ghana, with a population of 26 million, has abundant natural resources that have played an important role in the agricultural, industrial, economic and. Data on ghana introduction in addition to the data below, the links at the bottom of this page will provide you with more information.
The republic of ghana is named from the word ghana itself, meaning warrior king, although at the time of independence from britain in 1957 the area was known as the gold coast. Ghana the human capital index hci database provides data at the country level for each of the components of the human capital index as well as for the overall index, disaggregated by gender. A country profile and a short history of ghana kibin. Country profile 2007 ghana this country profile is a reference work, analysing the countrys history, politics, infrastructure and economy. Iodine is essential for the development of the brain during foetal and early childhoodthe stages. This means that the grouping takes into consideration inequality in favour of men or women equally. Overview of 2011 ghana nutrition profiles results page 4 of 8 iodine deficiency. On 28 september 1960, ghana became a member of the iaea. Country profile republic of ghana julia brice, student at university of groningen l. The country is named after the great medieval trading empire that was located northwest of the modernday state until its demise in the th century. Pdf this report highlights ghanas country profile and their culture, traditions, social norms etc and a comparison with the hoefstede model. A virtual guide to ghana, formerly known as the gold coast, a country in western africa just north of the equator. Reading and writing in english, and gaining information about another country. Estimates have been updated taking into account 2010 gdp rebasing data series.
With relatively diverse and abundant natural resources, ghana has roughly twice the per capita output of the poorest countries in west africa. Ghana united nations economic commission for africa. Discover more about cdcs work in ghana by viewing our detailed country profile pdf icon. Includes country demographics, geography, government, economy, telecommunications, transportation, military, and transnational issues. Support to the implementation of the investment for food and jobs. Ghana is located in west africa near the equator and on the. The population is young and a high proportion is urban. Two satellite images encompassing most of ghana reveal extensive flooding. Ghana country profile the republic of ghana is located on the west coast of africa and is surrounded by cote divoire on the west, burkina faso to the north, togo on the east and the gulf of guinea to the south. Pdf this report highlights ghana s country profile and their culture, traditions, social norms etc and a comparison with the hoefstede model.
Almost 70 per cent of the population is aged below 30 years. During the colonial period, the region was used more as a source of labour than an area to be developed, and the pattern of unequal investment between north and south has persisted. Ghana gold coast country profile nations online project. It has been more than two decades since the multiparty system was reestablished by a new constitution, and during this time there has been a consolidation of democratic principles, the establishment of greater trust in the nations. Ghana participates in international cooperation and initiatives which have the potential to enhance human resource development, transfer of nuclear science and technology knowhow, and the implementation of the nuclear power programme in the country. Nigeria united nations economic commission for africa. Countryeconomy profiles ghana world economic forum. Pdf ghana country profile cross cultural management. Pregnant women are that iodine deficient in pregnancy are likely to give birth to mentally disabled children. Patterns for the two different groups of domains are similar. One of the principal attractions of ghana as an investment destination is its status as one of the most wellgoverned and stable states in the region.
Figure 4 shows the scores for each of the subpopulations. Concise information about ghana, including population, language, religion and more. This profile contains information on history, geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. The name ghana was chosen as it reflected the ancient ghana empire that thrived there in ancient times. For further details and explanation, please refer to the section how to read the countryeconomy profiles on page 89.
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