Ghana

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Ghana is a West African nation known for being the first sub-Saharan African country to gain independence from colonial rule and for its stable democracy and rich cultural heritage.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Republic of Ghana 7
GHA 3
Central Region, Ghana 1

Statements (74)

Predicate Object
instanceOf country in West Africa
sovereign state
administrativeDivisionType region
borderCountry Burkina Faso
Côte d'Ivoire
surface form: Côte d’Ivoire

Togo
borderFeature Gulf of Guinea
callingCode +233
capital Accra
continent Africa
currency Ghanaian cedi
demonym Ghanaian
drivesOnThe right
famousFor cocoa production
gold production
historic coastal forts and castles
kente cloth
rich cultural heritage
stable multi-party democracy
firstSubSaharanAfricanCountryToGainIndependenceIn20thCentury true
formerColony Gold Coast
foundingLeader Kwame Nkrumah
governmentType unitary presidential constitutional republic
hasAdministrativeDivision Ashanti Region
Central Region
Eastern Region
Greater Accra Region
Northern Region
Upper East Region
Upper West Region
Volta Region
Western Region
hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
hasOneOfWorldsLargestArtificialLakes Lake Volta
headOfGovernment President of Ghana
headOfState President of Ghana
independenceDate 1957-03-06
independenceDayObservedOn March 6
independenceEvent Independence from the United Kingdom
independenceFrom United Kingdom
internetTLD .gh
ISO3166-1Alpha2Code GH
ISO3166-1Alpha3Code Ghana self-linksurface differs
surface form: GHA
largestCity Accra
legislature Parliament of Ghana
locatedIn West Africa
majorReligion Christianity
Islam
traditional African religions
memberOf African Union
Commonwealth of Nations
ECOWAS
surface form: Economic Community of West African States

International Monetary Fund
Non-Aligned Movement
United Nations
World Bank
World Trade Organization
nationalAnthem God Bless Our Homeland Ghana
nationalFlag Flag of Ghana
nationalFlagColors gold
green
red
nationalFlagSymbol black star
nationalHoliday Independence Day
nationalMotto Freedom and Justice
nationalSport football
notableLake Lake Volta
notableRiver Volta River
officialLanguage English
officialReligion none
region Sub-Saharan Africa
timeZone UTC+0
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions
usesDaylightSavingTime false

Referenced by (127)

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Ghana ISO3166-1Alpha3Code Ghana self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: GHA
Volta River basinCountry Ghana
Burkina Faso borderedBy Ghana
Côte d'Ivoire borderedBy Ghana
Gulf of Guinea borders Ghana
Accra capitalOf Ghana
Kwame Nkrumah citizenship Ghana
LLB commonRegion Ghana
Accra country Ghana
Akan people country Ghana
Benya Lagoon country Ghana
Elmina Castle country Ghana
Ga country Ghana
subject surface form: Ga language
Ga people country Ghana
Ghanaian cedi country Ghana
this entity surface form: Republic of Ghana
Volta River country Ghana
CAS countryUsage Ghana
subject surface form: Chief of the Air Staff
Afrobeats culturalOrigin Ghana
this entity surface form: GHA
this entity surface form: GHA