【 Country Name 】 The Republic of Ghana.
【 Area 】 238,537 square kilometers.
【 Population 】 34.4274 million (2024). There are four major ethnic groups in the country: the Aken, the Mosi-Dagomba, the Evi and the Ga-Adangbe. The official language is English. There are also ethnic languages such as Evi, Fanti and Haosa. About 70% of the residents believe in Christianity, about 20% in Islam, and about 10% in traditional religions or other beliefs.
The capital is Accra, with a population of approximately 2.5 million. The highest temperature is 23-31℃ in March and April, and the lowest temperature is 22-27℃ in August.
【 Head of State 】 President John Dramani Mahama. He was elected president in December 2024 and was sworn in on January 7, 2025, with a term of four years.
【 Important Festivals 】 March 6th: Independence Day; July 1st: Republic Day.
【 Brief Introduction 】 It is located in the west of Africa, on the northern shore of the Gulf of Guinea. It is bordered by Cote d 'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, with a coastline of approximately 562 kilometers. The coastal plains and the southwestern Ashanti Plateau have a tropical rainforest climate, while the Walter Valley and the northern plateau regions have a tropical savanna climate. The rainy season is from April to September, and the dry season is from November to April of the following year. Rainfall varies greatly from place to place. The average annual rainfall in the southwest is 2,180 millimeters, while in the northern region it is 1,000 millimeters.
The ancient Kingdom of Ghana was established in the 3rd and 4th centuries AD. Its territory covered the area of present-day Mali and Burkina Faso, reaching its peak in the 10th and 11th centuries. Since 1471, Portuguese, Dutch, French and British colonists successively invaded the coastal areas of present-day Ghana, plundering gold and trading in black slaves. This area was called the "Gold Coast". The entire Gold Coast became a British colony in 1897. On March 6, 1957, the Gold Coast gained independence and was renamed Ghana. West Togo, which was formerly under British trusteeship, was incorporated into Ghana. The Republic of Ghana was established on July 1, 1960, and remains within the Commonwealth. Its first president was Nkrumah. After the Nkrumah government was overthrown in 1966, the political situation in Canada was chronically unstable, with frequent military coups and frequent changes of power. Since Rollins came to power in a coup in December 1981, the political situation has remained relatively stable. In 1992, a multi-party system was implemented. At the end of the same year, Luo was elected president, smoothly transitioning from a military government to an elected one. In December 1996, Luo was re-elected as president. From January 2001 to January 2009, Kufuor, the leader of the New Patriotic Party, was re-elected as president for two consecutive terms. In January 2009, Mills, the candidate of the National Democratic Congress Party, was elected president. On July 24, 2012, Mills passed away due to illness. Then Vice President Mahama succeeded him as president and won the general election held in December. In December 2016, Akufo-Addo, the candidate of the New Patriotic Party, was elected president and was re-elected in 2020. In December 2024, Mahama, the candidate of the National Democratic Congress Party, was re-elected as president.
