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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va essayer d'obtenir son visa pour le Ghana en moins de 6 heures...
lthurion (Laurence Thurion) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:52:33 -0000
va essayer d'obtenir son visa pour le Ghana en moins de 6 heures...
So Greatful to be from GHANA
pappykojo (Jason Gaisie) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:52:24 -0000
So Greatful to be from GHANA
don't ask what your country can do 4 you ask what you can do for your country ma answer wil be...........eeerrrmm play FIFA 10 4 GHANA!!
FaisalGH (Faisal Gbadegbe) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:51:27 -0000
don't ask what your country can do 4 you ask what you can do for your country ma answer wil be...........eeerrrmm play FIFA 10 4 GHANA!!
Paris & Georgina, Boston MA, US has given loan amount of 1075 to Victoria, Cape Coast, Ghana. Reason: To buy cooking oil.
kivalendactivts (KivaLendinActivitis) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:47:53 -0000
Paris & Georgina, Boston MA, US has given loan amount of 1075 to Victoria, Cape Coast, Ghana. Reason: To buy cooking oil.
NEW LISTING: Accra Ghana - PROTEA HOTEL ACCRA: THE PROTEA HOTEL ACCRA The newly built Protea Hotel Accra is the l... http://bit.ly/7im0hP
freerentals (Jake Skylark) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:40:00 -0000
NEW LISTING: Accra Ghana - PROTEA HOTEL ACCRA: THE PROTEA HOTEL ACCRA The newly built Protea Hotel Accra is the l... http://bit.ly/7im0hP
@ ghana's house :D
afrijot (afrizan huda n) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:38:38 -0000
@ ghana's house :D

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