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. It was inhabited in pre-colonial times by a number of ancient kingdoms, including an inland Ashanti kingdom and various Fante states along the coast. Trade with European states flourished after contact with the Portuguese in the 15th century, and the British established a crown colony, Gold Coast, in 1874. Ghana became independent in 1957. Accra is the capital and largest city. The country's population in 2005 was 21,029,853. It was the first African country to obtain its independence from Britain.

Upon achieving independence from the United Kingdom, the name Ghana was chosen for the new nation—a reference to the Ghana Empire of earlier centuries.

This name is mostly symbolic, as the ancient Empire of Ghana was located to the north and west of current-day Ghana. The name was adopted as a reference to the descendants of the ancient Empire of Ghana who migrated south and east and currently reside in Ghana.

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Ghana Company recycles e-waste http://bit.ly/19ZSPU
EmmanuelDogbevi (Emmanuel K. Dogbevi) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:21:26 -0000
Ghana Company recycles e-waste http://bit.ly/19ZSPU
RT @onemusicgh: www.onemusicgh.com<---anyway we can feature our new music on there? - GHANA'S FINEST ENT (GF ent)
gfsmokinace (Ralph Baffoe) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:19:57 -0000
RT @onemusicgh: www.onemusicgh.com<---anyway we can feature our new music on there? - GHANA'S FINEST ENT (GF ent)
#Ghana's government controlled refinery closed for ages coz no cash to buy crude. And Ghana wants to buy oil field...
coldtusker (coldtusker) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:13:39 -0000
#Ghana's government controlled refinery closed for ages coz no cash to buy crude. And Ghana wants to buy oil field...
Nathan Clarke (@fourthline) writes about the experience of shooting the prosperity gospel doc short in Ghana: http://bit.ly/4lz83q
ahc (Andy Crouch) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:12:26 -0000
Nathan Clarke (@fourthline) writes about the experience of shooting the prosperity gospel doc short in Ghana: http://bit.ly/4lz83q
Milan abandon Adiyiah deal? http://bit.ly/30QHRB #milan #seriea #ghana #transfers #football #calcio #soccer #adiyiah
footballitalia (footballitalia) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:08:35 -0000
Milan abandon Adiyiah deal? http://bit.ly/30QHRB #milan #seriea #ghana #transfers #football #calcio #soccer #adiyiah
Finally done getting my shots for Ghana. Happy about that. Making it through Japanese and then I'll be taking me a nap.
newpollution (David Fairchild) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:08:09 -0000
Finally done getting my shots for Ghana. Happy about that. Making it through Japanese and then I'll be taking me a nap.

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